Table 1 Clinical characteristic and ACAT1 expression of colon cancer patients - comparison between patients high FINs (> = 85 pmol/L) or low FINs (< 85 pmol/L)
From: Insulin promotes progression of colon cancer by upregulation of ACAT1
Overall population | FINs(pmol/L) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
> = 85 | < 85 | |||
N = 49 | N = 31 | |||
Age (yr) | mean ± SD | 59 ± 1.3 | 62 ± 2.1 | > 0.05 |
Sex | males | 28 | 17 | > 0.05 |
females | 21 | 14 | ||
ACAT1 | positive | 42 | 19 | < 0.05 |
negative | 7 | 12 | ||
Nodal status | positive | 40 | 18 | < 0.05 |
negative | 9 | 13 | ||
Metastatic status | positive | 20 | 3 | < 0.01 |
negative | 29 | 28 | ||