Fecal Galectin-3: A New Promising Biomarker for Severity and Progression of Colorectal Carcinoma

Table 2

Correlation between the fecal level of Gal-3 and parameters of disease severity and progression in patients with CRC and UC. Statistical significance was tested by Spearman correlation coefficient.

Variables	Gal-3
	Spearman’s rho	value
CRC
Nuclear grade	0.358	0.025
Histological type	0.543	0.001
Dukes stage	0.339	0.035
Liver metastasis	0.406	0.004
Lung metastasis	0.303	0.036
Peritoneal carcinomatosis	0.420	0.003
AFP	0.438	0.002
CEA	0.308	0.049
CA19-9	0.254	0.088
UC
Endoscopic score	0.187	0.172
Clinical score	0.091	0.511
Crypt destruction	0.193	0.159
Erosion of the mucous membranes	0.170	0.215
Architectural changes	0.100	0.468
Neutrophil infiltration	0.107	0.435
Eosinophil infiltration	0.035	0.799