Table 1 Relationship between CASC2 and clinicopathological parameters in colorectal cancer patients (N = 68).

From: The long noncoding RNA CASC2 functions as a competing endogenous RNA by sponging miR-18a in colorectal cancer

Characteristics

Expression of CASC2

P value a

Low-CASC2 group

High-CASC2 group

Sex

ā€ƒmale

15

20

Ā 

ā€ƒfemale

19

14

0.225

Gender

ā€ƒ<60

16

19

Ā 

ā€ƒā‰„60

18

15

0.467

Lymph node metastasis

ā€ƒN0

13

16

Ā 

ā€ƒN1

11

9

Ā 

ā€ƒN2

10

9

0.561

Tumor size

ā€ƒ<2 cm

19

23

Ā 

ā€ƒā‰„2 cm

15

11

0.318

TNM stages

ā€ƒI + II

11

20

Ā 

ā€ƒIII + IV

23

14

0.028b

Histological type-differentiation

ā€ƒWell

13

18

Ā 

ā€ƒmoderate

12

10

Ā 

ā€ƒPoor

9

6

0.221

  1. aChi-square test.
  2. bP < 0.05.