Table 3.

Comparison of prognostic value of mucin expression between different stages of colorectal cancer by log–rank test

Factor	Recurrence			Survival
	Stage I n = 31	Stage II n = 71	Stage III n = 67	Stage I n = 31	Stage II n = 71	Stage III n = 67	Stage IV n = 37
MUC1	0.642	0.034	0.130	0.908	0.017	0.234	0.196
MUC2	0.157	0.198	0.753	0.255	0.141	0.222	0.703
MUC4	0.386	0.184	0.003	0.484	0.285	0.070	0.179
MUC5AC	0.187	0.299	0.256	0.288	0.533	0.116	0.001

Values in bold indicate P < 0.05.