Association of Clinical Features of Colorectal Cancer with Circulating Tumor Cells and Systemic Inflammatory Markers

Table 4

Correlation between CTC detection and systemic inflammatory markers.

Parameter	Number of; patients with >3		value
CEA			0.4	——	0.72
≤3.5 ng/ml	178	40
>3.5 ng/m	76	22
CA 19-9			0.13	——	2.29
≤30 U/ml	190	52
>30 U/ml	64	10
NLR			0.49	——	0.49
≤2.3	160	42
>2.3	94	20
PLR			0.001	0.21	14.4
≤132.5	142	18
>132.5	112	44
CAR			0.49	——	0.47
≤0.2	214	50
>0.2	40	12
LMR			0.004	-0.16	8.34
≤4.4	102	44
>4.4	142	28
SII			0.09	——	2.94
≤372.9	128	46
>372.9	116	26

indicates that the correlation was statistically significant. PLR showed a positive correlation (), and LMR showed a negative correlation () with positive CTC detection.