Table 1.
Relationship between Ku80 expression in colon cancer and clinicopathological characteristics
| Item | Case (n) | Ku80 expression | χ2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| Low | High | ||||
| Origin of specimens | |||||
| Colon cancer | 108 | 26 (24.07%) | 82 (76.93%) | ||
| Normal control tissues | 12 | 5 (41.66%) | 7 (58.33%) | 2.521 | 0.0117 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 75 | 17 | 58 | ||
| Female | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0.5157 | 0.6060 |
| Age | |||||
| <50 years | 31 | 9 | 22 | ||
| ≥50 years | 77 | 17 | 60 | 0.7647 | 0.4444 |
| TNM stage | |||||
| Stage I/II | 74 | 22 | 52 | ||
| Stage III/IV | 34 | 4 | 30 | 2.028 | 0.0425 |
| Broders’ classification | |||||
| Grade I/II | 86 | 15 | 71 | ||
| Grade III/IV | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3.187 | 0.0513 |
| Distant metastasis | |||||
| Yes | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| No | 104 | 26 | 78 | 1.148 | 0.2511 |
| Lymph node metastasis | |||||
| N0 | 73 | 23 | 50 | ||
| N1/N2 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 2.609 | 0.0091 |
Abbreviations: TNM = tumour-node-metastasis; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.