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Table 1 Correlation of VCAN protein expression with clinicopathological data (Fisher’s exact test)

From: Identification of critical genes to predict recurrence and death in colon cancer: integrating gene expression and bioinformatics analysis

Pathological variables

Sample

VCAN IHC staining (%)

P value

Negative

Positive

Normal tissues

60

50 (83.3)

10 (16.7)

0.016*

Primary tumours

100

20 (20.0)

80 (80.0)

 

Stage

0.015*

 I + II

70

14 (20.0)

56 (80.0)

 

 III + IV

30

9 (30.0)

21 (70.0)

 

Lymph node status

0.521

 pN0

72

14 (19.4)

58 (80.6)

 

 pN1+

28

8 (28.5)

20 (71.5)

 

Grade

0.241

 1

32

6 (18.7)

26 (91.3)

 

 2

40

10 (25.0)

30 (75.0)

 

 3

28

9 (32.1)

19 (67.9)

 

Tumour size

0.012

 T1–3

56

12 (21.4)

44 (78.6)

 

 T4

44

10 (22.7)

34 (77.3)

 
  1. *P value < 0.05 was consider significant