Table 1 Relationship between KAT7 and clinicopathological characteristics in patients with CRC (N = 140; χ2test)
Clinicopathological characteristic | Total | LncRNA-KAT7 expression | χ2 value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | High (%) | Low (%) | |||
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.732 | 0.392 | |
 < 60 | 59 | 27 (45.8) | 32 (54.2) |  |  |
 ≥ 60 | 81 | 43 (53.1) | 38 (46.9) |  |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 1.036 | 0.309 | |
 Male | 76 | 41 (53.9) | 35 (46.1) |  |  |
 Female | 64 | 29 (45.3) | 35 (54.7) |  |  |
Tumor site | Â | Â | 4.877 | 0.027 | |
 Rectum | 77 | 45 (58.4) | 32 (41.6) |  |  |
 Colon | 63 | 25 (39.7) | 38 (60.3) |  |  |
Tumor size | Â | Â | 6.494 | 0.011 | |
 < 5 cm | 77 | 46 (59.7) | 31 (40.3) |  |  |
 ≥ 5 cm | 63 | 24 (38.1) | 39 (61.9) |  |  |
Tumor differentiation | Â | Â | 4.516 | 0.034 | |
 Well/moderate | 124 | 66 (53.2) | 58 (46.8) |  |  |
 Poor | 16 | 4 (25) | 12 (75) |  |  |
Depth of invasion | Â | Â | 0.365 | 0.546 | |
 T1 + T2 | 12 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) |  |  |
 T3 + T4 | 128 | 63 (49.2) | 65 (50.8) |  |  |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | 4.118 | 0.042 | |
 N0 | 72 | 42 (58.3) | 30 (41.7) |  |  |
 N1/2 | 68 | 28 (41.2) | 40 (58.8) |  |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | 1.830 | 0.176 | |
 I + II | 68 | 38 (55.9) | 30 (44.1) |  |  |
 III + IV | 72 | 32 (44.4) | 40 (55.6) |  |  |
Distant metastasis | Â | Â | 0.504 | 0.478 | |
 Absence | 119 | 61 (51.3) | 58 (48.7) |  |  |
 Presence | 21 | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) |  |  |