Bax protein may influence the invasion of colorectal cancer

Table 2 Relationship between antiapoptotic protein Bcl-xL and clinico-pathological parameters n (%)

Variables		Bcl-xL expression		P value
		Weak	Strong
Age	≤ 60	3 (33.3)	6 (66.7)	0.853
	> 60	15 (36.6)	26 (63.4)
Gender	Male	9 (37.5)	15 (62.5)	0.831
	Female	9 (34.6)	17 (65.4)
Localization	Colon	8 (28.6)	20 (71.4)	0.216
	Rectum	10 (45.5)	12 (54.5)
Adenocarcinoma type	Non-mucinous	16 (35.6)	29 (64.4)	0.844
	Mucinous	2 (40)	3 (60)
pT stage	2	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	0.253
	3	16 (34)	31 (66)
Lymph node metastasis	Absent	8 (29.6)	19 (70.4)	0.309
	Present	10 (43.5)	13 (56.5)
Distant metastasis	Absent	14 (31.8)	30 (68.2)	0.095
	Present	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)
Lymphocytic infiltration	Absent	2 (40)	3 (60)	0.423
	Weak	8 (32)	17 (68)
	Moderate	8 (47.1)	9 (52.9)
	Strong	0 (0)	3 (100)
Vascular invasion	Absent	10 (43.5)	13 (56.5)	0.309
	Present	8 (29.6)	19 (70.4)
Tumor budding	Absent	5 (45.4)	6 (54.5)	0.459
	Present	13 (33.3)	26 (66.7)

Relationships were considered significant at P < 0.05. Significant relationships are marked in bold. Missing data were removed in pairs.