Table 1. Correlations Between SATB1 Expression and Clinicopathological Features of CRC.
| Variable | n | SATB1 expression | P value* | |
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Age, years | 0.491 | |||
| <40 | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | |
| 40–60 | 51 | 22 (43.1) | 29 (56.9) | |
| >60 | 22 | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) | |
| Gender | 0.717 | |||
| Male | 43 | 17 (39.5) | 26 (60.5) | |
| Female | 37 | 16 (43.2) | 21 (56.8) | |
| Tumor location | 0.755 | |||
| Colon | 35 | 14 (40.0) | 21 (60.0) | |
| Rectum | 45 | 19 (42.2) | 26 (57.8) | |
| Growth pattern | 0.182 | |||
| Expansive | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | |
| Infiltrative | 63 | 25 (39.7) | 38 (60.3) | |
| Differentiation | 0.035 | |||
| Better | 54 | 27 (50.0) | 27 (50.0) | |
| Worse | 26 | 6 (26.9) | 20 (73.1) | |
| TNM Stage | 0.047 | |||
| I+II | 32 | 12 (37.5) | 20 (62.5) | |
| III+V | 48 | 11 (22.9) | 37 (77.1) | |
| Depth of Invasion | ||||
| T1+T2 | 31 | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | 0.024 |
| T3+T4 | 49 | 17 (34.7) | 32 (65.3) | |
Figures in parentheses are percentages.
*
χ2 test.