Table 2.

Correlation between ADAMTS5 and IGFBP5 expression and clinicopathological characteristics in colorectal cancer

Characteristic	No. of cases	ADAMTS5		P value	IGFBP5		P value
		(+)	(–)		(+)	(–)
Age				0.467			0.378
< 60 years	22	14	8		16	6
≥ 60 years	38	18	20		28	10
Gender				0.564			0.867
Male	33	18	15		27	6
Female	27	14	13		17	10
Tumor size				0.745			0.675
< 5 cm	23	13	10		15	8
≥ 5 cm	37	19	18		29	8
Stage				0.041*			0.037*
I/II	28	3	25		4	24
III/IV	32	29	3		28	4
Differentiation				0.896
Well/moderate	24	15	9		18	6
Poor	36	17	19		26	10
Metastasis				0.027*			0.021*
No	31	5	26		4	27
Yes	29	27	2		26	3

*P < 0.05