Table 1.
Feature | n | LTBP2 | χ 2 | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low or no expression | High expression | ||||
Chronic colitis | 23 | 22 (95.7%) | 1 (4.3%) | ||
Low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia | 44 | 41 (93.2%) | 3 (6.8%) | ||
High-grade intraepithelial neoplasia | 22 | 17 (77.3%) | 5 (22.7%) | ||
Cancer | 204 | 146 (71.6%) | 58 (28.4%) | ||
Surgical margina | 190 | 177 (93.2%) | 13 (6.8%) | ||
Total | 483 | 403 (83.4%) | 80 (16.6%) | 39.896 | <0.001∗ |
aEpithelium without intraepithelial neoplasia from colorectal cancer. ∗P < 0.05.