Table 1 Change in EEF2K protein expression pattern between paired tissues and correlation with patients’ clinicopathological factors
Variable | Upregulation in tumor N (%) | Downregulation in tumor N (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at operation (Mean ± SD) | 72.0 ± 10.3 | 68.2 ± 8.4 | 0.417 |
Gender | |||
Male | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 1.000 |
Female | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | |
Tumor location | |||
Right colon | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.240 |
Left colon | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | |
Rectum | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | |
Tumor grade | |||
Poor or mucinous | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.447 |
Moderate | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | |
Tumor stage | |||
T1 or T2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.447 |
T3 or T4 | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | |
Nodal stage | |||
N0 | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 0.864 |
N1 | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | |
N2 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |