Table 2 Comparison of overall colonic tumour stage as defined by the American joint committee on colorectal cancer (AJCC), with positive and negative TM expression groups

From: Thrombomodulin expression in colorectal carcinoma is protective and correlates with survival

Stage

No. patients

TM-positive (%) ( n =56)

TM-negative (%) ( n =144)

P -Value

I

17

9 (52.9%)

8 (47.1%)

*P=0.08

II

84

23 (27.4%)

61 (72.6%)

 

III

99

24 (24.2%)

75 (75.8%)

 
  1. *Overall analysis of variance. *Comparison of stage I vs II → P=0.06, I vs III → P=0.025, II vs III → P=0.63.
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