Table 5 Correlation of EDNRB mRNA expression and clinicopathological parameters of colorectal cancer samples*

Gender

Male

28

0.336

1.073

0.202

0.722

Female

14

0.250

0.480

0.130

Age (year)

≤60

16

0.221

0.444

0.111

0.836

>60

26

0.360

1.114

0.218

Stage

1/2

21

0.143

0.233

0.051

0.792

3/4

21

0.472

1.257

0.281

Lymph metastasis

Yes

21

0.457

1.266

0.276

0.95

No

21

0.158

0.238

0.052

Distant metastasis

Yes

8

0.781

1.996

0.706

0.741

No

34

0.196

0.351

0.060

CEA

≥5.0 ng/ml

15

0.121

0.156

0.040

0.723

<5.0 ng/ml

27

0.411

1.127

0.217

CA19-9

≥37U/ml

9

0.102

0.153

0.051

0.526

<37U/ml

33

0.364

1.023

0.178

Tumor location

Colon

26

0.428

1.145

0.225

0.351

Rectum

16

0.112

0.156

0.039

Differentiation

Poor

10

0.719

1.779

0.558

0.494

Moderate

32

0.179

0.341

0.062

Well

0

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Tumor size

<5 cm

28

0.386

1.102

0.208

0.968

≥5 cm

14

0.151

0.248

0.066

Histological classification

Adenocarcinoma

40

0.315

0.935

0.148

0.455

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

2

0.162

0.157

0.111

Undifferentiated carcinoma

0

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