Table 1.

Correlation between SETDB1 expression and clinicopathologic variables in patients with CRC (n = 60).

Characteristics	Number	Percent	SETDB1		Chi-square test
	(n = 60)		High	Low	P value
Ages (years)					0.481
<60	16	27%	14	2
≥60	44	73%	33	11
Gender					0.609
Male	36	60%	29	7
Female	24	40%	18	6
Tumor location					0.561
Right colon	13	21.7%	9	4
Left colon	22	36.7%	17	5
Rectum	25	41.6%	21	4
Pathological differentiation					0.578
Poor	13	21.7%	10	3
Well and moderate	47	78.3%	37	10
Depth of tumor					0.673
T1 and T2	8	13%	7	1
T3 and T4	52	87%	40	12
Lymph node metastasis					0.330
N0	35	58.4%	26	9
N1	17	28.3%	13	4
N2	8	13.3%	8	0
Distant metastasis					0.783
M0	59	98.3%	46	13
M1	1	1.7%	1	0
Tumor stage					0.368
I and II	35	58%	26	9
III and IV	25	42%	21	4