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Table 2 Association of tumour side and clinicopathological parameters

From: Podocalyxin is a marker of poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

Location of the tumour

 

Right hemicolon

Left hemicolon

 

n (%)

227 (27.0)

613 (73.0)

p-value

Age, years

   

<65

89 (39.2)

271 (44.2)

0.209

≥65

138 (60.8)

342 (55.8)

 

Gender

   

Male

119 (52.4)

347 (56.6)

0.310

Female

108 (47.6)

266 (43.4)

 

Dukes

   

A

21 (9.3)

104 (17.0)

0.129

B

85 (37.4)

209 (34.1)

 

C

70 (30.8)

161 (26.3)

 

D

51 (22.5)

139 (22.7)

 

Grade (WHO)

   

1

7 (3.1)

22 (3.6)

<0.0001

2

127 (56.7)

444 (72.7)

 

3

74 (33.0)

128 (20.9)

 

4

16 (7.1)

17 (2.8)

 

Missing

3

2

 

HES9

   

Low

189 (89.2)

534 (96.2)

<0.001

High

23 (10.8)

21 (3.8)

 

Missing

15

58

 
  1. Fisher exact-test for 2 × 2 tables and linear-by-linear association test for tables with more than two rows. Missing data excluded from analyses. MAb HES9 recognises PODXL protein.