Table 3.
Associations between the expression levels of SPIB and the clinicopathological characteristics of 60 CRC patients
| Characteristics | SPIB expression | χ2-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n = 30) | Low (n = 30) | |||
| Age, years | ||||
|
≥ 60 60 60 |
17 | 11 | 2.411 | 0.121 |
| < 60 | 13 | 19 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 21 | 25 | 0.082 | 0.775 |
| Female | 7 | 7 | ||
|
Tumor size(cm) Single Multiple |
||||
| ≤ 5 | 10 | 12 | 0.287 | 0.592 |
| > 5 | 20 | 18 | ||
| Tumor metastasis | ||||
| Absent | 12 | 10 | 11.650 | 0.124 |
| Present | 13 | 25 | ||
| TNM stage | ||||
| I-II | 17 | 10 | 5.511 | 0.022* |
| III-IV | 11 | 22 | ||
| Tumor differentiation | ||||
| I-II | 15 | 21 | 4.922 | 0.027* |
| III-IV | 17 | 7 | ||
χ2 test was used to test the association between two categorical variables
* Statistically significant