Clinicopathological features of 102 patients with colorectal cancer stratified by nm23-H1 status
| Characteristic | nm23-H1 staining | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) (n = 60) | Negative (%) (n = 42) | ||
| Age | |||
| <70 years | 41 (60.3) | 27 (39.7) | |
| ⩾70 years | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44,1) | 0.940 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 31 (50) | 31 (50) | |
| Female | 29 (72.5) | 11 (27.5) | 0.024 |
| Tumour size | |||
| ⩽5 cm | 37 (52.9) | 33 (47.1) | |
| >5 cm | 23 (71.9) | 9 (28.1) | 0.085 |
| Histological grade (differentiation) | |||
| Well | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | |
| Moderate | 31 (60.8) | 20 (39.2) | |
| Poor | 18 (53) | 16 (47) | 0.667 |
| Dukes’s stage | |||
| A | 15 (51.7) | 14 (48.3) | |
| B | 30 (66.7) | 15 (33.3) | |
| C | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | 0.356 |