Factor | GDH high expression | GDH low expression | P -value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 56, n (%) | n = 48, n (%) | ||||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<60 | 27 | 48.2 | 26 | 54.2 | 0.545 |
≥60 | 29 | 51.8 | 22 | 45.8 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 34 | 60.7 | 27 | 56.2 | 0.645 |
Female | 22 | 39.3 | 21 | 43.8 | Â |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Colon | 33 | 58.9 | 32 | 66.7 | 0.416 |
Rectum | 23 | 41.1 | 16 | 33.3 | Â |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<3cm | 24 | 42.9 | 30 | 62.5 | 0.046* |
≥3cm | 32 | 57.1 | 18 | 37.5 |  |
CEA | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Normal | 26 | 46.4 | 25 | 52.1 | 0.656 |
Elevated | 30 | 53.6 | 23 | 47.9 | Â |
Grade of differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Well | 11 | 19.6 | 14 | 29.2 | 0.296 |
Moderate | 35 | 62.5 | 27 | 56.3 | Â |
Poor | 10 | 17.9 | 7 | 14.5 | Â |
Depth of invasion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
T1 and T2 | 31 | 55.4 | 26 | 54.2 | 0.903 |
T3 and T4 | 25 | 44.6 | 22 | 45.8 | Â |
Tumor stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I and II | 14 | 25 | 28 | 58.3 | 0.001* |
III and IV | 42 | 75 | 20 | 41.7 | Â |
Lymph node metastasis | |||||
Negative | 20 | 35.7 | 33 | 68.8 | 0.001* |
Positive | 36 | 64.3 | 15 | 31.2 | Â |
Liver metastasis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 40 | 71.4 | 43 | 89.6 | 0.021* |
Positive | 16 | 28.6 | 5 | 10.4 | Â |
Venous invasion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 50 | 89.3 | 45 | 93.8 | 0.501 |
Positive | 6 | 10.7 | 3 | 6.2 | Â |
Nervous invasion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 36 | 64.3 | 38 | 79.2 | 0.095 |
Positive | 20 | 35.7 | 10 | 20.8 | Â |