Table 2.
Associations between the expression levels of tsRNA and the clinicopathological characteristics of 60 CRC patients
| Characteristics | tsRNA expression | χ2-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n = 30) | Low (n = 30) | |||
| Age, years | ||||
|
≥ 60 60 60 |
18 | 10 | 3.674 | 0.055 |
| < 60 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 22 | 24 | 0.461 | 0.497 |
| Female | 8 | 6 | ||
|
Tumor size(cm) Single Multiple |
||||
| ≤ 5 | 9 | 11 | 9.909 | 0.173 |
| > 5 | 23 | 17 | ||
| Tumor metastasis | ||||
| Absent | 13 | 25 | 6.461 | 0.011* |
| Present | 15 | 7 | ||
| TNM stage | ||||
| I-II | 16 | 21 | 2.018 | 0.155 |
| III-IV | 14 | 9 | ||
| Tumor differentiation | ||||
| I-II | 20 | 24 | 1.540 | 0.215 |
| III-IV | 10 | 6 | ||
χ2 test was used to test the association between two categorical variables
*Statistically significant