|
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
| |
