Significance of Bcl-xL in human colon carcinoma

Table 1 Relationship between Bcl-xL expression and clinical parameter in 56 cases of colorectal carcinoma (mean ± SD)

Characteristic	n	Bcl-xL PU	P
Sex			> 0.05
Male	30	39.22 ± 11.35
Female	26	37.36 ± 12.18
Age (yr)			> 0.05
≤ 55	25	39.89 ± 15.78
> 55	31	38.66 ± 12.56
Tumor differentiation			< 0.05
Well	12	31.58 ± 12.69
Moderate	19	39.77 ± 16.55
Poor	25	53.95 ± 17.89
Lymph node metastasis			< 0.05
Negative	27	32.19 ± 13.35
Positive	29	56.36 ± 11.95
Duke’s staging			< 0.05
A + B	28	31.55 ± 12.39
C + D	28	58.78 ± 11.68