Table 4.

Correlation between serum CIP2A and clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with CRC (n = 63)

Characteristics	Cases	CIP2A protein		P
		Low expression	High expression
Gender				0.960
Female	37	23	14
Male	26	16	10
Age				0.967
≥ 65	25	15	10
< 65	38	23	15
Location				0.163
Colon	17	7	10
Rectum	46	28	18
T stage				0.775
T1-T2	35	20	15
T3-T4	28	17	11
N stage				0.907
N0	40	22	18
N1-N2	23	13	10
M stage				0.407
M0	37	21	16
M1	26	12	14
TNM stage				0.509
I-II	37	23	14
III-IV	26	14	12
Histological grade				0.368
Well	26	17	9
Poorly-Moderately	37	20	17
CEA				0.002
≥ 5	10	2	8
< 5	53	38	15
CA19–9				0.014
≥ 37	14	4	10
< 37	49	32	17