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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Ferritin above 100 mcg/L could rule out colon cancer, but not gastric or rectal cancer in patients with involuntary weight loss

Characteristic

Patients without cancer

Patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Patients with other cancers

Age (yr)

67 (22, 94)

70 (55, 82)

66 (44, 93)

Male sex

104 (48%)

12 (54%)

30 (58%)

RDW (%)

14.5 (10.3, 26.7)

14.8 (12.3, 20.4)

15.1 (11.5, 20.8)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

12.6 (6.14, 17.4)

11.3 (7.9, 15.1)

11.8 (5.42, 17.7)

MCV (fL)

88 (62, 124)

84.5 (64, 98)

88.2 (72, 102)

Serum iron (mcg/dL)

54 (10, 197)

35.5 (10, 118)

35 (4, 162)

Ferritin (mcg/L)

99.5 (3, 2000)

26.5 (10, 500)

226 (15, 1105)

ESR (mm/h)

28 (2, 140)

44.5 (3, 140)

58 (11, 140)

CRP (mg/L)

5 (0.51, 328)

22 (1.6, 125)

46 (1, 550)

ALAT (u/L)

18 (6, 325)

18 (10, 71)

26 (10, 143)

Total number

216

22

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