GLI1 and PTTG1 expression in colorectal carcinoma patients undergoing radical surgery and their correlation with lymph node metastasis

Table 3 Association between PTTG1 expression and clinicopathological data of patients undergoing radical surgery for colorectal carcinoma

Grouping	n	PTTG1 positive (n = 58), n (%)	PTTG1 negative (n = 45), n (%)	χ2	P value
Sex				2.728	0.099
Male	53	34 (58.62)	19 (42.22)
Female	50	24 (41.38)	26 (57.78)
Age				3.534	0.060
< 60 yr old	42	19 (32.76)	23 (51.11)
≥ 60 yr old	61	39 (67.24)	22 (48.89)
Tumor location				2.327	0.127
Colon	43	28 (48.28)	15 (33.33)
Rectum	60	30 (51.72)	30 (66.67)
Differentiation degree				0.867	0.352
High differentiation	23	11 (18.97)	12 (26.67)
Low–moderate differentiation	80	47 (81.03)	33 (73.33)
Pathological staging				0.616	0.433
I–II	48	29 (50.00)	19 (42.22)
III–IV	55	29 (50.00)	26 (57.78)
Lymph node metastasis				17.150	< 0.001
Positive	58	43 (74.14)	15 (33.33)
Negative	45	15 (25.86)	30 (66.67)