Long non-coding RNA Loc554202 induces apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells via the caspase cleavage cascades

Table 1 Correlation between Loc554202 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of CRC patients

Characteristics	Number	Percent	Loc554202		p
Characteristics	(n = 48)		High	Low	Chi-squared test P-value
Age (years)					0.560
<60	21	43.8 %	11	10
≥60	27	56.2	13	14
Gende					0.430
Male	29	60.4 %	15	14
Female	19	39.6 %	9	10
Maximum tumor size					0.007*
<5 cm	28	58.3 %	19	9
≥5 cm	20	41.7 %	5	15
Location					0.440
Colon	19	39.6 %	10	9
Rectum	29	60.4 %	14	15
Depth of tumor					0.108
T1 and T2	18	37.5 %	11	7
T3 and T4	30	62.5 %	13	17
Tumor stage					0.028*
I and II	26	54.2 %	17	9
III and IV	22	45.8 %	7	15
Lymph node metastasis					0.698
Negative	25	52.1 %	12	13
Positive	23	47.9 %	12	11

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