Clinicopathological features | Patients n = 68 | MRCCAT1 expression mean rank | P value | NPR3 expression mean rank | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | Â | Â | 0.091 | Â | 0.324 |
  < 60 | 43 | 31.41 |  | 32.70 |  |
  ≥ 60 | 25 | 39.82 |  | 37.6 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.397 | Â | 0.978 |
 Male | 49 | 33.23 |  | 34.46 |  |
 Female | 19 | 37.76 |  | 34.41 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | 0.007** | Â | 0.01* |
  ≤ 7 | 50 | 30.6 |  | 38.19 |  |
  > 7 | 18 | 45.33 |  | 24.24 |  |
Fuhrman tumor grade | Â | 0.001** | Â | 0.002** | |
 I-II | 41 | 27.93 |  | 40.39 |  |
 III-IV | 27 | 44.48 |  | 25.56 |  |
Metastasis | Â | Â | 0.008** | Â | 0.0001*** |
 Yes | 34 | 40.87 |  | 25.53 |  |
 No | 34 | 28.13 |  | 43.47 |  |