Table 2 Background of colorectal cancer patients with serum TFF3 analysis

Age

 ≤60

70

13.09 ± 0.95

0.0061

 >60

58

19.20 ± 2.11

Gender

 Male

75

16.14 ± 1.42

0.7699

 Female

53

15.47 ± 1.82

Site

 Colon

67

15.86 ± 1.57

0.9957

 Rectum

61

15.47 ± 1.82

Degree of differentiation

 Well-moderately

107

20.66 ± 3.74

0.057

 Poorly

21

14.92 ± 1.11

Stage

(I-III VS IV)

0.0007

 I

11

11.32 ± 2.21

 II

30

12.20 ± 0.88

 III

25

14.27 ± 2.89

 IV

45

21.82 ± 2.39

Lymphatic metastasis

 N(-)

46

11.86 ± 0.79

0.1786

 N(+)

33

14.70 ± 2.22

  N1

19

10.45 ± 1.09

0.00229

  N2

14

20.47 ± 1.98

Distant metastasis

 M0

84

12.86 ± 0.99

0.001

 M1

44

21.59 ± 2.44