Low expression of LOC285194 is associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

Table 1 Relationship between LOC285194 expression and clinicopathologic parameters of colorectal cancer patients

Characteristics	Number of case	LOC285194 expression				p value
Characteristics	Number of case	High (n = 33)	%	Low (n = 48)	%	p value
Age (years)	81	55.2 ± 11.5		57.4 ± 11.3		0.225
Gender						0.339
Male	39	18	54.5	21	43.8
Female	42	15	45.4	27	56.2
Tumor size						0.015**
<4 cm	36	20	60.6	16	33.3
≥4 cm	45	13	39.4	32	60.4
Location						0.064
Colon	44	22	66.7	22	45.8
Rectum	37	11	33.3	26	54.2
Histologic grade						0.752
Well/moderately	58	23	69.7	35	72.9
Poorly/others	23	10	30.3	13	27.1
Depth of invasion						0.529
T1,T2	23	9	27.3	14	29.2
T3,T4	58	24	72.7	34	70.8
Lymphatic metastasis						0.052
Absent	46	23	69.7	23	47.9
Present	35	10	30.3	25	52.1
Venous invasion						0.209
Absent	55	25	75.8	30	62.5
Present	26	8	24.2	18	37.5
Nervous invasion						0.229
Absent	69	30	90.9	39	81.2
Present	12	3	9.1	9	18.8
Distant metastasis						0.046**
Absent	65	30	90.9	35	72.9
Present	16	3	9.1	13	27.1
Tumor stage*						0.034**
I and II	45	23	69.7	22	45.8
III and IV	36	10	30.3	26	54.2

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