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Table 2 Comparison of clinical characteristics between patients with low and high CD133+CXCR4+ cell content.

From: CD133+CXCR4+ colon cancer cells exhibit metastatic potential and predict poor prognosis of patients

 

CD133+CXCR4+ cell content

  

Clinical factor

Low

(number = 12)

High

(number = 17)

Total

(number = 29)

P

Age, years

    

   Mean(SD)

64(12.1)

59(11.4)

 

P = 0.27a

Gender

    

   Female

5

8

13

P = 0.28b

   Male

7

9

16

 

Location

    

   Colon

10

7

17

P = 0.02b

   Rectum

2

10

12

 

TNM stagec

    

   1

3

2

5

P = 0.02d

   2

6

4

10

 

   3

2

3

5

 

   4

1

8

9

 

T status

    

   1

3

4

7

P = 0.39d

   2

2

3

5

 

   3

4

4

8

 

   4

3

6

9

 

N status

    

   0

9

7

16

P = 0.06b

   +

3

10

13

 

M status

    

   0

11

9

20

P = 0.03b

   1

1

8

9

 

Grading

    

   1

3

2

5

P = 0.20d

   2

4

6

10

 

   3

3

4

7

 

   4

2

5

7

 

Median survival time (day)

710

489

580

P = 0.019d

  1. at test; bFisher's exact test; cTNM is a cancer staging system and was assessed according to the 6th edition of the UICC (International Union against Cancer); dPermutation test. TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.
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