Table 2.

The correlation between LINC00957 expression and clinicopathological variables in CRC patients.

Variable	Number	Low expression	High expression	x2 test	P-value
AGE (YEARS)
<60	82	47	35	0.078	0.874
≥60	78	43	35
GENDER
Male	73	42	31	0.09	0.873
Female	87	48	39
TUMOR SIZE
<4cm	71	37	34	0.888	0.423
≥ 4cm	89	53	36
DIFFERENTIATION
Well/moderately	84	46	38	0.159	0.751
Poorly	76	44	32
PRIMARY TUMOR LOCATION
Colon cancer	78	41	37	0.84	0.426
Rectal cancer	82	49	33
TNM STAGE
I-III stage	116	71	45	4.212	0.040
IV stage	44	19	25
CHEMOTHERAPY OUTCOME
CR/PR	117	72	45	4.948	0.026
SD/PD	43	18	25

Bold values indicate P < 0.05.