Research Article

The Association between Platelet Glycocalicin and High Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis for the associations between glycocalicin and microsatellite instability status among colorectal cancer patients.

VariablesAOR (95% CI) value

Age (years)-0.0180.982 (0.949-1.015)0.280
BMI (kg/m2)0.1171.124 (1.020-1.239)0.018
WBC (×109/L)0.1781.195 (1.055-1.353)0.005
Hemoglobin (g/L)-0.0120.988 (0.975-1.001)0.063
CEA (ng/ml)-0.0040.996 (0.985-1.007)0.471
Glycocalicin (ng/mL)-0.1580.854 (0.801-0.910)< 0.001
Tumor size (cm) (≥ 5.0 vs <5.0)1. 0002.718 (1.411-5.234)0.003
Tumor location (proximal vs distal)1.1463.146 (1.646-6.014)0.001
Histological type (mucinous vs non-mucinous)0.7952.214 (1.040-4.713)0.039
Lymphatic invasion (presence vs absence)-0.4600.631 (0.230-1.729)0.371
Lymph node metastasis (presence vs absence)-0.0200.980 (0.145-6.649)0.984
Stage (III+IV vs I+II)-0.9010.406 (0.061-2.727)0.354

All significant variables in univariate analysis were included in the final logistic regression model. Data are presented as coefficient , and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Abbreviations see Table 1.