Table 1 Relationship between METTL14 and clinicopathologic factors of CRC patients
Variables | Case (N = 37) | METTL14 level | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High(n = 12) | low(n = 25) | |||
Gender | 0.85 | |||
 Male | 27 | 9 | 18 |  |
 Female | 10 | 3 | 7 |  |
Age | 0.40 | |||
  ≤ 60 | 16 | 4 | 12 |  |
  > 60 | 21 | 8 | 13 |  |
Location | 0.638 | |||
 Ascending colon | 9 | 3 | 6 |  |
 Transverse colon | 11 | 2 | 9 |  |
 Descending colon | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
 Sigmoid colon and Rectum | 15 | 6 | 9 |  |
Tumor size | 0.003 | |||
  ≤ 5 cm | 15 | 9 | 6 |  |
  > 5 cm | 22 | 3 | 19 |  |
Local invasion | 0.127 | |||
 T1 + T2 | 15 | 7 | 8 |  |
 T3 + T4 | 22 | 5 | 17 |  |
Lymphatic invasion | 0.001 | |||
 N0 | 10 | 8 | 2 |  |
 N1 + N2 | 27 | 4 | 23 |  |
Remote metastasis | 0.042 | |||
 M0 | 30 | 12 | 18 |  |
 M1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |  |
TNM stage | 0.001 | |||
 I + II | 10 | 8 | 2 |  |
 III+ IV | 27 | 4 | 23 |  |