Table 7. Relationship between R-Ras expression and clinicopathological features of Stage III CRC.
Variables | Number (n) | R-Ras expression | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n=83) | Negative (n=109) | |||
Gender | 0.389 | |||
Male | 112 | 45 | 67 | |
Female | 80 | 38 | 42 | |
Ages (years) | 0.528 | |||
>=65 | 91 | 42 | 49 | |
<65 | 101 | 41 | 60 | |
Tumor location | 0.661 | |||
ascending colon | 97 | 41 | 56 | |
transverse colon | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
descending colon | 88 | 40 | 48 | |
CEA level (mg/L) | 7.20±7.00 | 17.46±34.66 | 0.008* | |
Tumor differentiation | 0.886 | |||
Well | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
Moderate | 135 | 57 | 78 | |
Poor | 36 | 16 | 20 | |
AJCC stage | 0.751 | |||
IIIA | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
IIIB | 124 | 53 | 71 | |
IIIC | 61 | 26 | 35 |
Statistically significant (p<0.05)