Table 1. Association between patients, characteristics and Linc-POU3F3 expression in 45 CRC cases.
| Characteristics | Number of Patients n (%) | Linc-POU3F3 | Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | ||||
| Total | 45 | 17 (37.8%) | 28 (62.2%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 22 (48.9%) | 11 | 11 | 2.735 | 0.098 |
| Female | 23 (51.1%) | 6 | 17 | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| < 55 | 19 (42.2%) | 9 | 10 | 2.003 | 0.175 |
| ≥ 55 | 26 (57.8%) | 7 | 19 | ||
| Tumor size (cm) | |||||
| < 5 | 22 (48.9%) | 6 | 16 | 2.021 | 0.155 |
| ≥ 5 | 23 (51.1%) | 11 | 12 | ||
| Histology grade | |||||
| Well and moderate | 33 (73.3%) | 9 | 24 | 4.255 | 0.039 |
| Poor | 12 (26.7%) | 8 | 4 | ||
| pT grade | |||||
| Ta, Tis, T1 | 4 (8.89%) | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| T2-T4 | 41 (91.1%) | 15 | 26 | ||
| pN grade | |||||
| N0 | 22 (48.9%) | 12 | 10 | 5.148 | 0.023 |
| N1, N2 | 23 (51.1%) | 5 | 18 | ||
| pM grade | |||||
| M0 | 25 (55.6%) | 12 | 13 | 2.501 | 0.114 |
| M1 | 20 (44.4%) | 5 | 15 | ||
Well and moderate: well and moderately differentiated; poor: poorly differentiated. Significant associations are shown in bold face in the p-value column.