Table 1 Relationship between CDCA2 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of CRC patients (n = 90)
Characteristics | No. | Expression of CDCA2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low expression (n = 45) | High expression (n = 45) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
 <60 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0.649 |
 ≥60 | 62 | 30 | 32 |  |
 Sex |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 51 | 23 | 28 | 0.288 |
 Female | 39 | 22 | 17 |  |
Tumor diameter | ||||
 <5 cm | 47 | 31 | 16 | 0.002 |
 ≥5 cm | 43 | 14 | 29 |  |
Primary tumor site | ||||
 Colon | 43 | 19 | 24 | 0.291 |
 Rectum | 47 | 26 | 21 |  |
Depth of invasion | ||||
 T1 + T2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0.063 |
 T3 + T4 | 64 | 28 | 36 |  |
Lymph node invasion | ||||
 Negative | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0.011 |
 Positive | 44 | 16 | 28 |  |
Distant metastasis | ||||
 Negative | 75 | 40 | 35 | 0.157 |
 Positive | 15 | 5 | 10 |  |
 TNM stage | ||||
  I/II | 44 | 25 | 19 | 0.206 |
  III/IV | 46 | 20 | 26 |  |