Variable | Case (n = 116) | PLK3 expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||
Tissues | 0.003 | |||
Normal tisssues | 116 | 49 | 67 | |
Carcinoma | 116 | 72 | 44 | |
Gender | 0.936 | |||
Male | 68 | 42 | 26 | |
Female | 48 | 30 | 18 | |
Age | 0.623 | |||
≤ 65 | 52 | 31 | 21 | |
>65 | 64 | 41 | 23 | |
Location | 0.301 | |||
Left hemicolon | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
Right hemicolon | 33 | 22 | 11 | |
Sigmoid colon | 24 | 14 | 10 | |
Rectum | 47 | 26 | 21 | |
Tumor size (cm) | 0.008 | |||
≤ 4 × 3 | 53 | 26 | 27 | |
> 4 × 3 | 63 | 46 | 17 | |
Tumor histology | ||||
Tubular | 98 | 60 | 38 | 0.796 |
Mucinous | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
Papillary | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Extent of invasion | 0.332 | |||
T1+ T2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | |
T3+ T4 | 85 | 55 | 30 | |
Lymphatic metastasis | 0.027 | |||
N0 | 56 | 29 | 27 | |
N1 + N2 | 60 | 43 | 17 | |
Metastasis | 0.444 | |||
M0 | 105 | 64 | 41 | |
M1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
TNM stage | 0.019 | |||
I + II | 55 | 28 | 27 | |
III + IV | 61 | 44 | 17 | |
CEA level | ||||
< 5.0 | 89 | 54 | 35 | 0.574 |
≥ 5.0 | 27 | 18 | 9 |