Table 1.
Correlations Between P120-Catenin Level And Clinicopathological Characteristics
| Variables | Patients | p120-Catenin | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 104) | High (n = 56) | Low (n = 48) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤55 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 0.880 |
| >55 | > 55 | > 55 | > 55 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0.866 |
| Male | 75 | 40 | 35 | |
| Location | ||||
| Ascending | 42 | 25 | 17 | 0.603 |
| Transverse | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
| Descending/sigmoid | 49 | 24 | 25 | |
| Differentiation | ||||
| Well | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0.845 |
| Moderate | 80 | 43 | 37 | |
| Poor | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| Tumor size (diameter, cm) | ||||
| ≤5.0 | 58 | 41 | 17 | <0.001* |
| >5.0 | 46 | 15 | 31 | |
| Invasion depth | ||||
| T1–T2 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 0.784 |
| T3–T4 | 57 | 30 | 27 | |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I–II | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0.017* |
| III–IV | 54 | 23 | 31 | |
Note: *Indicates statistically significant (P<0.05).