Table 2 BAG3 protein expression and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer patients
Clinicopathological feature | cases | BAG3 expression | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–5 scores Low, n (%) | 6–12 scores High, n (%) | ||||
Gender | 4.284 | 0.038 | |||
 male | 47 | 34 (37.7) | 13 (14.4) | ||
 female | 43 | 22 (24.4) | 21 (23.3) | ||
Age | 0.379 | 0.538 | |||
 ≤ 65 | 35 | 20 (22.3) | 15 (16.6) | ||
 > 65 | 55 | 35 (38.8) | 20 (22.3) | ||
Tumor size (cm) | 11.328 | 0.001 | |||
 ≤ 5 | 47 | 37 (42.0) | 10 (11.4) | ||
 > 5 | 41 | 18 (20.4) | 23 (26.2) | ||
Tumor differentiation | 4.600 | 0.100 | |||
 I | 5 | 5 (5.6) | 0 (0) | ||
 II | 49 | 32 (35.6) | 17 (18.9) | ||
 III | 36 | 19 (21.1) | 17 (18.9) | ||
 IV | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
TNM stage | 2.531 | 0.470 | |||
 I | 8 | 5 (5.6 | 3 (3.4) | ||
 II | 47 | 33 (37.1) | 14 (15.7) | ||
 III | 32 | 17 (19.1) | 15 (16.9) | ||
 IV | 2 | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | ||
Lymph node metastasis | 0.175 | 0.096 | |||
 Negative | 55 | 38 (42.7) | 17 (19.1) | ||
 Positive | 34 | 18 (20.2) | 16 (18.0) | ||