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Table 4 Intensity of PINCH expression at the primary tumour invasive margin in relation to clinicopathological variables

From: Impact of PINCH expression on survival in colorectal cancer patients

Variable PINCH expression at tumour invasive margin

 

Weak (%)

Strong (%)

P-value

Sex

  

0.97

   Male

55 (53)

74 (54)

 

   Female

48 (47)

64 (46)

 

Age (years)

  

0.97

   ≤ 69

52 (50)

70 (51)

 

   > 69

51 (50)

68 (49)

 

Tumour location

  

0.28

   Colon

63 (62)

75 (55)

 

   Rectum

39 (38)

62 (45)

 

Stage

  

0.34

   I

13 (13)

9 (7)

 

   II

22 (21)

28 (21)

 

   III

44 (43)

56 (42)

 

   IV

24 (23)

41 (31)

 

Differentiation

  

0.005

   Better

53 (52)

95 (69)

 

   Poorer

50 (48)

42 (30)

 

Inflammatory infiltration

  

0.047

   Weak

25 (26)

54 (40)

 

   Moderate

43 (44)

52 (39)

 

   Strong

30 (31)

28 (21)

 

Necrosis

  

0.32

   < 10%

58 (59)

70 (53)

 

   ≥ 10%

40 (41)

63 (47)