Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and their association with four-miRNA classifier.

From: A four-microRNA classifier as a novel prognostic marker for tumor recurrence in stage II colon cancer

 

HDH-CC (n = 54)

TCGA-COAD (n = 122)

Number of patients

Low risk (%)

High risk (%)

p-value*

Number of patients

Low risk (%)

High risk (%)

p-value*

Age

   

0.74

   

0.96

≤72.98

22

18 (82%)

4 (18%)

 

53

34 (64%)

19 (36%)

 

>72.98

32

25 (78%)

7 (22%)

 

69

44 (64%)

25 (36%)

 

Gender

   

0.38

   

0.93

Women

28

21 (75%)

7 (25%)

 

52

33 (64%)

19 (36%)

 

Men

26

22 (85%)

4 (15%)

 

70

45 (64%)

25 (36%)

 

MMR status

   

0.44

    

Deficient

15

13 (87%)

2 (13%)

 

 

Proficient

35

27 (77%)

8 (23%)

 

 

ND

4

 

 

MSI status

       

0.63

MSI

 

50

33 (66%)

17 (34%)

 

MSS

 

72

45 (62%)

27 (38%)

 

Tumor stage

   

0.04

   

0.67

T3

51

42 (82%)

9 (18%)

 

115

73 (64%)

42 (36%)

 

T4

3

1 (33%)

2 (67%)

 

7

5 (71%)

2 (29%)

 

Differentiation

   

0.19

    

Well/Moderate

46

38 (83%)

8 (17%)

 

 

Poor

8

5 (63%)

3 (37%)

 

 

TLN

   

0.23

   

0.4

<12

5

5 (100%)

0 (0%)

 

13

11 (85%)

2 (15%)

 

≥12

49

38 (78%)

11 (22%)

 

96

60 (63%)

36 (37%)

 

ND

 

13

 

Histology type

   

0.12

    

Adenocarcinoma

50

41 (82%)

9 (18%)

 

 

Varianta

4

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

 

 

Recurrence

   

<0.001

   

0.006

Yes

7

1 (14%)

6 (86%)

 

23

9 (39%)

14 (61%)

 

No

47

42 (89%)

5 (11%)

 

99

69 (70%)

30 (30%)

 
  1. aVariant includes signet ring and mucinous carcinoma, ND = not determined, TLN = total lymph node.