Table 1 Correlations between circHIPK3 expression and clinical characteristics in CRC patients (n = 178)

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: CircHIPK3 promotes colorectal cancer growth and metastasis by sponging miR-7

Clinicopathologic parameters

Total (n = 178)

CircHIPK3 expressiona

p value

Low (%)

High (%)

Age (years)

 ≤65

79

41 (51.9%)

38 (48.1%)

0.763

 >65

99

48 (48.5%)

51 (51.5%)

Gender

 Male

102

49 (48.0%)

53 (52.0%)

0.650

 Female

76

40 (52.6%)

36 (47.4%)

Tumor site

 Colon

115

62 (53.9%)

53 (46.1%)

0.210

 Rectum

63

27 (42.8%)

36 (57.2%)

 

Tumor size (cm)

 ≤5

107

57 (53.3%)

50 (46.7%)

0.358

 >5

71

32 (45.1%)

39 (54.9%)

Pathological T category

 T1–T2

48

31 (64.6%)

17 (35.4%)

0.028*

 T3–T4

130

58 (44.6%)

72 (55.4%)

Lymph node metastasis

 N0

102

59 (57.8%)

43 (42.2%)

0.023*

 N1–2

76

30 (39.5%)

46 (60.5%)

Distant metastasis

 M0

155

84 (54.2%)

71 (45.8%)

0.006**

 M1

23

5 (21.7%)

18 (78.3%)

TNM stage

 I–II

121

70 (57.8%)

51 (42.2%)

0.004**

 III–IV

57

19 (33.3%)

38 (66.7%)

Differentiation

 Well

23

12 (52.2%)

11 (47.8%)

0.695

 Moderate

129

66 (51.1%)

63 (48.9%)

 Poor

26

11 (42.3%)

15 (57.7%)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. aUsing median circHIPK3 values as cutoff