Table 8. Relationship between Transgelin expression and clinicopathological features of Stage III CRC.

Variables	Number (n)	Transgelin expression		p-value
		Positive (n=84)	Negative (n=108)
Gender				0.461
Male	112	52	60
Female	80	32	48
Ages (years)				0.841
>=65	91	41	50
<65	101	43	58
Tumor location				0.767
ascending colon	97	42	55
transverse colon	7	4	3
descending colon	88	38	50
CEA level (mg/L)		7.11±7.45	22.11±32.87	<0.001*
Tumor differentiation				0.285
Well	21	7	14
Moderate	135	64	71
Poor	36	13	23
AJCC stage				0.027*
IIIA	7	5	2
IIIB	124	60	64
IIIC	61	19	42

^*Statistically significant (p<0.05)