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. 2015 Dec 22;5:18678. doi: 10.1038/srep18678

Table 2. Correlation between KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA mutations and clinicopathological parameters in CRC.

 
Total number N = 1, 110 (%) KRAS status
NRAS status
BRAF status
PIK3CA status
Clinicopathological features Mutation n (%) Wild-type n (%) P value Mutation n (%) Wild-type n (%) P value Mutation n (%) Wild-type n (%) P value Mutation n (%) Wild-type n (%) P value
Gender Male 649 (58.6) 286 (44.1) 363 (55.9) 0.288 25 (3.9) 624 (96.1) 0.964 18 (2.8) 631 (97.2) 0.507 22 (3.4) 627 (96.6) 0.791
  Female 461 (41.4) 218 (47.3) 243 (52.7)   18 (3.9) 443 (96.1)   16 (3.5) 445 (96.5)   17 (3.7) 444 (96.3)  
Age (years) Mean ± SD 62 (18–96) 62.10 ± 12.2 62.12 ± 12.2 0.185 62.28 ± 13.9 61.54 ± 12.1 0.695 61.35 ± 11.0 61.57 ± 12.2 0.918 60.97 ± 11.3 61.59 ± 12.2 0.758
Tumor site Right 249 (22.4) 133 (53.4) 116 (46.6) <0.001 9 (3.6) 240 (96.4) 0.659 21 (8.4) 228 (91.6) <0.001 14 (5.6) 235 (94.4) 0.115
  Left 314 (28.3) 110 (35.0) 204 (65.0)   10 (3.2) 304 (96.8)   6 (1.9) 308 (98.1)   10 (3.2) 304 (96.8)  
  Rectum 547 (49.3) 261 (47.7) 286 (52.3)   24 (4.4) 523 (95.6)   7 (1.3) 540 (98.7)   15 (2.7) 532 (97.3)  
Histological type Tubular 1024 (92.3) 451 (44.0) 573 (56.0) 0.002 42 (4.1) 982 (95.9) 0.175 29 (2.8) 995 (97.2) 0.123 38 (3.7) 986 (96.3) 0.357
  Mucinous 86 (7.7) 53 (61.6) 33 (38.4)   1 (1.2) 85 (98.8)   5 (5.8) 81 (94.2)   1 (1.2) 85 (98.8)  
Differentiation Well 211 (19.0) 102 (48.3) 109 (51.7) 0.023 10 (4.7) 201 (95.3) 0.633 2 (0.9) 209 (99.1) <0.001 13 (6.2) 198 (93.8) 0.063
  Moderate 816 (73.5) 376 (46.1) 440 (53.9)   31 (3.8) 785 (96.2)   21 (2.6) 795 (97.4)   23 (2.8) 793 (97.2)  
  Poor 83 (7.5) 26 (31.3) 57 (68.7)   2 (2.4) 81 (97.6)   11 (13.3) 72 (86.7)   3 (3.6) 80 (96.4)  
Depth of invasion T1 24 (2.2) 11 (45.8) 13 (54.2) 0.694 3 (12.5) 21 (87.5) 0.065 1 (4.2) 23 (95.8) 0.074 0 (0) 24 (100.0) 0.512
  T2 188 (16.9) 90 (47.9) 98 (52.1)   4 (2.1) 184 (97.9)   6 (3.2) 182 (96.8)   9 (4.8) 179 (95.2)  
  T3 841 (75.8) 374 (44.5) 467 (55.5)   35 (4.2) 806 (95.8)   22 (2.6) 819 (97.4)   29 (3.4) 812 (96.6)  
  T4 57 (5.1) 29 (50.9) 28 (49.1)   1 (1.8) 56 (98.2)   5 (8.8) 52 (91.2)   1 (1.8) 56 (98.2)  
Lymph node metastasis Yes 485 (43.7) 227 (46.8) 258 (53.2) 0.410 20 (4.1) 465 (95.9) 0.704 19 (3.9) 466 (96.1) 0.135 14 (2.9) 471 (97.1) 0.318
  No 625 (56.3) 277 (44.3) 348 (55.7)   23 (3.7) 602 (96.3)   15 (2.4) 610 (97.6)   25 (4.0) 600 (96.0)  
Distant metastasis Yes 32 (2.9) 10 (31.3) 22 (68.7) 0.103 3 (9.4) 29 (90.6) 0.123 4 (12.5) 28 (87.5) 0.009 3 (9.4) 29 (90.6) 0.099
  No 1078 (97.1) 494 (45.8) 584 (54.2)   40 (3.7) 1038 (96.3)   30 (2.8) 1048 (97.2)   36 (3.3) 1042 (96.7)  
TNM stage I 159 (14.3) 77 (48.4) 82 (51.6) 0.209 4 (2.5) 155 (97.5) 0.329 7 (4.4) 152 (95.6) 0.019 7 (4.4) 152 (95.6) 0.153
  II 469 (42.3) 204 (43.5) 265 (56.5)   19 (4.2) 450 (95.8)   8 (1.7) 461 (98.3)   18 (3.8) 451 (96.2)  
  III 450 (40.5) 213 (47.3) 237 (52.7)   17 (3.8) 433 (96.2)   15 (3.3) 435 (96.7)   11 (2.4) 439 (97.6)  
  IV 32 (2.9) 10 (31.3) 22 (68.7)   3 (9.4) 29 (90.6)   4 (12.5) 28 (87.5)   3 (9.4) 29 (90.6)