Table 1 Correlation between the Cx26 expression and clinicopathological features

Age (mean ± SD, years.

66.4 ± 8.1

66.4 ± 10.5

Gender

Male

41

46

Female

29

37

0.695

Tumor size (mean ± SD, cm.

5.0 ± 2.1

5.1 ± 2.9

Lymphatic invasion

Negative

24

25

Positive

46

58

0.582

Blood vessel invasion

Negative

60

68

Positive

10

15

0.528

Lymph node metastasis

Negative

47

53

Positive

23

30

0.670

Site

Colon

47

60

Rectum

23

23

0.489

Depth of invasion

~mp

17

11

~ss

53

72

0.079

Disease recurrence

Negative

44

65

Positive

26

18

0.035

Histological type

Well

22

27

Moderately

37

55

Others

11

1

0.003

P53

Negative

31

51

Positive

39

32

0.034