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Table 1 Relationships between blood platelet count and clinicopathological characteristics

From: Platelet count, aspirin use, and characteristics of host inflammatory responses in colorectal cancer

Variable

Blood platelet count (109/L), mean (sd)

p value

All patients, n = 356

294.9 (93.4)

 

Age

 < 65, n = 130

308.0 (94.0)

0.044

 = 65, n = 226

287.4 (92.4)

Gender

 Male, n = 190

280.9 (97.3)

0.002

 Female, n = 166

310.9 (86.3)

Body mass index

 < 25, n = 123

298.7 (102.2)

0.688

 25–30, n = 146

288.8 (81.5)

 > 30, n = 78

293.5 (100.5)

Tumor location

 Proximal colon, n = 123

319.4 (90.6)

< 0.001

 Distal colon, n = 73

301.7 (102.2)

 Rectum, n = 160

273.0 (86.4)

Neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer patients

 No, n = 91

279.0 (95.7)

0.295

 Yes, n = 69

265.0 (72.4)

WHO grade

 Low-grade (1–2), n = 308

293.1 (93.2)

0.406

 High-grade (3), n = 46

305.4 (96.3)

Stage

 Stage I, n = 81

275.0 (69.6)

< 0.001

 Stage II, n = 113

296.8 (91.8)

 Stage III, n = 116

283.5 (87.6)

 Stage IV, n = 45

351.2 (122.0)

T class

 T1, n = 15

271.4 (81.7)

0.003

 T2, n = 89

270.6 (64.5)

 T3, n = 225

299.1 (95.0)

 T4, n = 26

355.8 (134.4)

N class

 N0, n = 201

289.2 (84.8)

0.124

 N1, n = 96

291.5 (98.0)

 N2, n = 57

317.4 (109.5)

M class

 M0, n = 311

286.8 (85.7)

0.001

 M1, n = 45

351.2 (122.0)

Lymphatic invasion

 No, n = 192

287.9 (85.7)

0.162

 Yes, n = 160

302.1 (101.4)

Blood vessel invasion

 No, n = 293

291.4 (89.3)

0.263

 Yes, n = 59

308.7 (110.8)

Mismatch repair enzyme status

 Proficient, n = 315

290.1 (92.4)

0.006

 Deficient, n = 40

332.9 (94.9)

BRAF VE1 immunohistochemistry

 Negative, n = 322

292.7 (93.8)

0.126

 Positive, n = 33

318.8 (87.3)

Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score

 mGPS0, n = 269

283.1 (86.3)

< 0.001

 mGPS1, n = 63

335.7 (101.5)

 mGPS2, n = 8

413.2 (148.2)

Anemia

 No, n = 202

264.5 (73.7)

< 0.001

 Yes, n = 154

334.8 (101.4)

Anemia category

 No anemia, n = 202

264.5 (73.7)

0.005

 Microcytic anemia, n = 43

372.8 (113.4)

 Normocytic anemia, n = 109

322.6 (91.5)

 Macrocytic anemia, n = 2

181.0 (58.0)

Aspirin use

 No, n = 271

297.3 (90.5)

0.396

 Yes, n = 85

287.4 (102.3)