Table 2 Correlations of V-Glut5 expression with clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer in cases of tumor diameter ≥ 5 cm
Variables | n | V-Glut5 | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | ||||
Age(years) | |||||
 < 60 | 122 | 85 (37.9%) | 37 (16.5%) | 4.822 | 0.020* |
 ≥ 60 | 102 | 84 (37.5%) | 18 (8.0%) | ||
Gender | |||||
 Male | 139 | 102 (45.5%) | 37 (16.5%) | 0.843 | 0.425 |
 Female | 85 | 67 (29.9%) | 18 (8.0%) | ||
Tumor location | |||||
 Colon | 112 | 88 (39.3%) | 24 (10.7%) | 1.181 | 0.352 |
 Rectal | 112 | 81 (36.2%) | 31 (13.8%) | ||
Differentiation | |||||
 well-moderate | 160 | 122 (54.5%) | 38 (17.0%) | 0.195 | 0.731 |
 poor | 64 | 47 (21.0%) | 17 (7.6%) | ||
Tumor diameter | |||||
 < 7 cm | 148 | 118 (37.3%) | 30 (12.7%) | 4.320 | 0.038* |
 ≥ 7 cm | 76 | 51 (37.7%) | 25 (12.3%) | ||
 T-stage | |||||
 T1-T2 | 41 | 36 (16.1%) | 5 (2.2%) | 4.138 | 0.045* |
 T3-T4 | 183 | 133 (59.4%) | 50 (22.3%) | ||
N-Lymphatic metastasis | |||||
 No | 145 | 114 (50.9%) | 31 (13.8%) | 2.236 | 0.146 |
 Yes | 79 | 55 (24.6%) | 24 (10.7%) | ||
M-Liver metastasis | |||||
 M0 | 220 | 167 (74.6%) | 53 (23.7%) | 1.424 | 0.253 |
 M1 | 4 | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (0.9%) | ||
Clinical stage | |||||
 I-II | 144 | 113 (50.4%) | 31 (13.8%) | 1.993 | 0.195 |
 III-IV | 80 | 56 (25.0%) | 24 (10.7%) | ||