Table 1. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient analysis of the association between presence of immunohistochemical staining of GRα and NF-κB, and clinicopathological parameters in patients with colon cancer (n=61).
| Parameter | GRα postive n(%) | GRα negative n(%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.355 | ||
| Male, n=30 | 19(63.3) | 11(37.7) | |
| Female, n=31 | 16(51.6) | 15(48.4) | |
| Age, years | 0.973 | ||
| <60, n=28 | 16(57.1) | 12(42.9) | |
| ≥60, n=33 | 19(57.6) | 14(42.4) | |
| Cancer differentiation grade | 0.029 | ||
| Well to Moderate, n=48 | 31(64.6) | 17(35.4) | |
| Poor, n=13 | 4(30.8) | 9(69.2) | |
| Dukes’ stage | 0.916 | ||
| A and B, n=38 | 22(57.9) | 16(42.1) | |
| C and D, n=23 | 13(56.5) | 10(43.5) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.241 | ||
| Positive, n=19 | 13(68.4) | 6(31.6) | |
| Negative, n=42 | 22(52.4) | 20(47.6) | |
| NF-κB | 0.005 | ||
| Positive, n=40 | 28(70.0) | 12(30.0) | |
| Negative, n=21 | 7(33.3) | 14(66.7) |