Table 2.

Correlation of clinicopathologic parameters and Tim-3 expression with the survival rate of colon cancer patients (n = 201)

Clinicopathologic Parameters	Patients (n)	10 years survival Tim-3 expression		Overall survival rate (P Value)
		< 200	≥ 200
Age				0.181
≤ Median (65 y)	103	46	31
Median	98	36	34
Gender				0.673
Male	116	48	37
Female	85	34	28
Cancer embolus				0.002
Yes	42	10	8
No	159	72	57
Differentiation				0.346
Well	28	12	6
Middle	162	63	58
Poor	11	7	1
Depth of invasion				0.204
T1	3	0	3
T2	16	5	8
T3	46	20	16
T4	136	57	38
Lymph metastasis				0.108
N0	114	60	36
N1	56	18	20
N2	31	4	9
Distant metastasis				0.011
Negative	192	78	62
Positive	9	4	3
TNM				0.003
I	15	4	9
II	92	55	26
III	82	19	29
IV	12	4	1
Tim-3 expression				< 0.0001
< 200	83	82	-
≥ 200	118	-	65