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

Table 8 Analysis of variables regarding grouping results (n = 61)

	Total		Group 1, n = 19		Group 2, n = 42		P value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Instability							0.785a
No mutation	33	52.5	11	57.9	22	52.4
With mutation	28	47.5	8	42.1	20	47.6
Age (year)							1.0a
≤ 60	15	24.6	5	26.3	10	23.8
> 60	46	75.4	14	73.7	32	76.2
Sex							0.14a
Female	43	70.5	16	84.2	27	64.3
Male	18	29.5	3	15.8	15	35.71
Location							0.76a
Right colon	44	72.1	13	68.4	31	73.8
Left colon	17	27.9	6	31.6	11	26.2
Staging							0.96
I	10	16.9	3	16.7	7	17.1
II	19	32.2	6	33.3	13	31.7
III	25	42.4	7	38.9	18	43.9
IV	5	8.5	2	11.1	3	7.3
Colectomy							0.592
Right side	39	63.9	13	68.4	26	61.9
Left side	15	24.6	5	26.3	10	23.8
Total	7	11.5	1	5.3	6	14.3
Lymphocytes							0.91
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
Recurrence							0.679a
No	49	87.5	16	84.2	33	78.5
Yes	7	12.5	3	15.8	4	9.5
Clinical Outcome							0.737a
Disease-free	50	82.0	16	84.2	34	81.0
Death	11	18.0	3	15.8	8	19.0

^aP values obtained via Fisher's exact test.