Table 1. Correlation of HOXB9 expression with clinicopathologic characteristics of colon cancer patients.

Characteristics	HOXB9 expression		P
	Low (n=63)	High (n=65)
Age (year)
≤60	27	30	0.71
>60	36	35
Sex
Female	37	31	0.21
Male	26	34
Tumor location
Ascending colon	14	19	0.44
Transverse colon	18	13
Descending colon	11	16
Sigmoid colon	20	17
pT (invasion depth)
T1+T2	17	13	0.35
T3+T4	46	52
pN (lymph node metastasis)
N0	18	8		0.02
N1-N2	45	57
pM (distant metastasis)
M0	61	54		0.01
M1	2	11
TNM stage
I+II	16	8		0.06
III+IV	47	57
Differentiation grade
Well	2	4		0.54
Moderate	54	56
Poor	5	2
Mucinous	2	3
Preoperative CEA level
≤5 ng/mL	33	37		0.61
>5 ng/mL	30	28

HOXB9, homeobox B9; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen.