Table 1 Correlations between VDR expression of CRC and clinicopathological factors
Variables | VDR expression | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Cases (%) | Low No. (%) | High No. (%) | ||
(n = 188) | ||||
Gender | 0.458 | |||
Male | 111(59.04) | 75(67.6) | 36(32.4) | |
Female | 77(40.96) | 48(62.3) | 29(37.7) | |
Age (yrs) | 0.365 | |||
≤60 | 54(28.72) | 38(70.40) | 16(29.6) | |
>60 | 134(71.28) | 85(63.40) | 49(36.6) | |
Tumor location | 0.645 | |||
Colon | 91(48.40) | 61(67.0) | 30(33.00) | |
Rectum | 97(51.60) | 62(63.9) | 35(36.10) | |
Size (cm) | 0.206 | |||
≤5 cm | 98(52.13) | 60(61.20) | 38(38.80) | |
>5 cm | 90(47.87) | 63(70.00) | 27(30.00) | |
General type | 0.183 | |||
Bulge type | 61(32.45) | 36(59.00) | 25(41.00) | |
Ulcer type | 114(60.64) | 76(66.70) | 38(33.30) | |
Mushroom type | 13(6.91) | 11(84.60) | 2(15.40) | |
Differentiation | 0.093 | |||
High | 84(44.68) | 48(57.10) | 36(42.90) | |
Middle | 76(40.43) | 54(71.10) | 22(28.90) | |
Low | 28(14,89) | 21(75.00) | 7(25.00) | |
Invasion depth | 0.029 | |||
T1-T2 | 78(41.49) | 44(56.40) | 34(43.60) | |
T3-T4 | 110(58.50) | 79(71.80) | 31(28.20) | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.017 | |||
N0 | 102(54.26) | 59(57.80) | 43(42.20) | |
N1-N3 | 86(45.74) | 64(74.40) | 22(25.60) | |
TNM Stage | 0.001 | |||
I + II | 110(58.50) | 61(55.5) | 20(44.50) | |
III + IV | 78(41.50) | 62(79.50) | 5(20.50) | |