Table 2.
KLF4 expression in CRC and paired normal tissue
| Variable |
tKLF4 |
P value * |
nKLF4 |
P value * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <2150 | ≥2150 | <7969 | ≥7969 | |||
|
Age (years) | ||||||
| <60 |
36 (72.0%) |
14 (28.0%) |
|
42 (84.0%) |
8 (16.0%) |
|
| ≥60 |
44 (58.7%) |
31 (41.3%) |
0.128 |
51 (68.0%) |
24 (32.0%) |
0.045 |
|
Gender | ||||||
| Male |
49 (60.5%) |
32 (39.5%) |
|
59 (72.8%) |
22 (27.2%) |
|
| Female |
31 (70.5%) |
13 (29.5%) |
0.268 |
34 (77.3%) |
10 (22.7%) |
0.588 |
|
Stage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| I-III |
72 (67.9%) |
34 (32.1%) |
|
79 (74.5%) |
27 (25.5%) |
|
| IV |
8 (42.1%) |
11 (57.9%) |
0.031 |
14 (73.7%) |
5 (26.3%) |
0.938 |
|
LN metastasis | ||||||
| + |
46 (64.8%) |
25 (35.2%) |
|
55 (77.5%) |
16 (22.5%) |
|
| − |
34 (63.0%) |
20 (37.0%) |
0.833 |
38 (70.4%) |
16 (29.6%) |
0.368 |
|
Anatomic distribution | ||||||
| Right |
14 (58.3%) |
10 (41.7%) |
|
22 (91.7%) |
2 (8.3%) |
|
| Left |
33 (73.3%) |
12 (26.7%) |
|
32 (71.1%) |
13 (28.9%) |
|
| Rectum | 33 (58.9%) | 23 (41.1%) | 0.264 | 39 (69.9%) | 17 (30.4%) | 0.096 |
*P value estimated by Chi-square χ2 test.