Table 1.

Correlationship between COAD patient characteristics and KRT 17 level (*P < 0.05). – – TCGA

	KRT 17 level
Clinicalpathological fetures	Low(n = 215)	High(n = 215)	Total	X2	P value
Gender				0.373	0.541
Male	109	113	222
Female	96	112	208
Age(years)				4.272	0.039*
≤60	44	68	112
>60	161	157	318
Person neoplasm cancer status				36.094	0.000*
Tumor free	33	1	34
With tumor	172	224	396
Tumor location				1.553	0.213
Colon	204	221	425
Rectosigmoid junction	1	4	5
TNM stage				5.232	0.022*
I/II	129	117	246
III/IV	76	108	184
T stage				5.320	0.021*
1/2	47	32	79
3/4	158	192	350
N stage				9.979	0.007*
0	135	118	253
1	45	57	102
2	25	50	75