Exploring macrophage polarization as a prognostic indicator for colorectal cancer: Unveiling the impact of metalloproteinase mutations

Table 1 Variable analysis regarding microsatellite instability (n = 61)

	Total		No mutation, n = 33		With mutation, n = 28		P value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (year)							0.1351
≤ 60	15	24.6	11	33.3	4	14.3
> 60	46	75.4	22	66.7	24	85.7
Sex							0.0931
Female	43	70.5	20	60.6	23	82.1
Male	18	29.5	13	39.4	5	17.9
Location							0.1541
Right colon	44	72.1	21	54.5	23	78.6
Left colon	17	27.9	12	45.5	5	21.4
Staging							0.051
I	10	16.9	3	9.7	7	25.0
II	19	32.2	7	22.6	12	42.9
III	25	42.4	18	58.0	7	25
IV	5	8.5	3	9.7	2	7.1
Colectomy							0.248
Right side	39	63.9	18	54.5	21	75.0
Left side	15	24.6	10	30.3	5	17.9
Total	7	11.5	5	15.2	2	7.1
Lymphocytes							0.24
Low	30	50.0	18	54.6	12	44.4
Moderate	18	30.0	7	21.2	11	40.7
Intense	12	20.0	8	24.2	4	14.9
Reccurence							0.4431
No	49	87.5	26	83.9	23	92.0
Yes	7	12.5	5	16.1	2	8.0
Clinical outcome							1.01
Disease-free	49	80.3	26	78.8	23	82.1
Death	12	19.7	7	21.2	5	17.9

¹P values obtained via Fisher's exact test.