The Association of Simultaneous Increase in Interleukin-6, C Reactive Protein, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Serum Levels with Increasing Stages of Colorectal Cancer
Table 2
Independent predictors of the colorectal cancer stage.
95% CI
Predictor
coefficient
SE
p Value
OR
lower
upper
II/IV stage of CRC
Constant
108.075
44.860
0.016
MMP-9 (ng/mL)
-0.208
0.091
0.022
0.81
0.68
0.97
CRP (mg/L)
-0.216
0.103
0.036
0.81
0.66
0.99
IL-6 (pg/mL)
0.016
0.017
0.360
1.02
0.98
1.05
III/IV stage of CRC
Constant
21.663
14.244
0.128
MMP-9 (ng/mL)
-0.042
0.030
0.164
0.96
0.90
1.02
CRP (mg/L)
-0.022
0.013
0.082
0.98
0.95
1.00
IL-6 (pg/mL)
-0.011
0.008
0.182
0.99
0.97
1.01
CRC: colorectal cancer; SE: standard error of coefficient; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
