Table 1 PVT-1 expression and clinicopathological factors in 164 colorectal cancer cases

From: Amplification of PVT-1 is involved in poor prognosis via apoptosis inhibition in colorectal cancers

  

Low expression

High expression

  

n=33

n=131

Factors

 

Number

%

Number

%

P -value

Age (y)

<65

10

30.30%

48

36.64%

0.4922

 

>66

23

69.70%

83

63.36%

 

Sex

Male

19

57.58%

78

59.54%

0.8375

 

Female

14

42.42%

53

40.46%

 

Histological grade

Well/moderate

31

93.94%

121

92.37%

0.7514

 

other

2

6.06%

10

7.63%

 

Tumour size

<30 mm

7

21.21%

33

25.19%

0.6303

 

30 mm

26

78.79%

98

74.81%

 

Serosal invasion

Absent

12

36.36%

36

27.48%

0.3236

 

Present

21

63.64%

95

72.52%

 

Lymph node metastasis

N0

24

72.73%

62

47.33%

0.0079a

 

N1-2

9

27.27%

69

52.67%

 

Lymphatic invasion

Absent

24

72.73%

73

55.73%

0.0702

 

Present

9

27.27%

58

44.27%

 

Venous invasion

Absent

30

90.91%

100

76.34%

0.0472a

 

Present

3

9.09%

31

23.66%

 

Liver metastasis

Absent

32

96.97%

114

87.02%

0.0649

 

Present

1

3.03%

17

12.98%

 

Peritoneal dissemination

Absent

33

100.00%

123

93.89%

0.0545

 

Present

0

0.00%

8

6.11%

 

Distant metastasis

Absent

32

96.97%

128

97.71%

0.8104

 

Present

1

3.03%

3

2.29%

 

UICC Stage

0, I, II

24

72.73%

57

43.51%

0.0023a

 

III, IV

9

27.27%

74

56.49%

 
  1. Abbreviations: Moderate=moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; UICC=Union for International Cancer Control; Well=well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma.
  2. aStatistically significant.