Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of CRC patients associated with SNORD1C levels.

Sex

0.100

 male

85

39

46

 female

23

15

8

Age (years)

0.687

 <60

38

18

20

 ≥60

70

36

34

Location

0.845

 rectum

45

22

23

 colon

63

32

31

Differentiation

0.260

 well

1

1

0

 moderate

97

50

47

 poor

10

3

7

Size (cm)

0.537

 <3

35

19

16

 ≥3

73

35

38

TNM

0.016^*

 I

11

10

1

 II

36

17

19

 III and IV

61

27

34

Venous invasion

0.197

 positive

30

18

12

 negative

78

36

42

Nerve infiltration

0.156

 positive

37

22

15

 negative

71

32

39

Lymphatic metastasis

0.174

 yes

61

27

34

 no

47

27

20

CEA-blood (ng/mL)

0.033^*

 ≤5.0

47

29

18

 >5.0

61

25

36