From: Characteristics of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of colon and rectum: a case control study
SRCC (n = 18) | Non-SRCC (n = 72) | p value | |
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Demographics | |||
Age, mean (25–75 th) | 50.2 (29.5–67.5) | 63.0 (54.5–72.5) | < 0.001 |
Male sex (%) | 12 (66.7) | 45 (62.5) | 0.74 |
Underlying diseases, n (%) | |||
Hypertension | 4 (22.2) | 28 (38.9) | 0.19 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 1 (5.6) | 12 (16.7) | 0.23 |
Hyperlipidemia | 0 (0) | 9 (12.5) | 0.20 |
Viral hepatitis | 1 (5.6) | 4 (5.6) | 1 |
Coronary artery disease | 1 (5.6) | 8 (11.1) | 0.48 |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (5.6) | 7 (9.7) | 0.58 |
Diagnosis tool | 0.001 | ||
Colonoscopy | 9 (50) | 67 (93.1) | |
Operation or non-colon biopsy | 9 (50) | 5 (6.9) | |
Laboratory | |||
CEA (ng/mL) | 68.3 | 17.7 | 0.004 |
WBC (K/μL) | 7485 | 7387 | 0.83 |
Hb (g/dL) | 12.3 | 12.3 | 0.26 |
Alb (g/dL) | 3.4 | 4.3 | < 0.001 |
ALT (U/L) | 20.4 | 25.3 | 0.51 |
Cre (mg/dL) | 0.88 | 1.07 | 0.41 |