Table 4 Correlation of apoM mRNA levels and protein levels with patients' clinical characteristics
From: Expression and localization of apolipoprotein M in human colorectal tissues
Characteristic | n | ApoM mRNA levels | ApoM protein levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratio of ApoM/GAPDH (Median) | P -value* | Staining score (Median) | P -value* | ||
Sex | 1.000 | 0.250 | |||
Male | 13 | 0.0289 | 5 | ||
Female | 7 | 0.0386 | 7 | ||
Age | 0.362 | 0.648 | |||
< 60 | 9 | 0.0386 | 4 | ||
≥ 60 | 11 | 0.0204 | 6 | ||
Tumor size (diameter) | 0.403 | 0.211 | |||
< 6 cm | 11 | 0.0386 | 4 | ||
≥ 6 cm | 9 | 0.0204 | 6 | ||
Location | 0.481 | 0.529 | |||
Colon | 10 | 0.0338 | 6.5 | ||
Rectum | 10 | 0.0271 | 4.5 | ||
Lymph node metastasis | 0.008 | 0.790 | |||
without | 9 | 0.0151 | 5 | ||
with | 11 | 0.0514 | 6 | ||
Dukes' stage | 0.034 | 0.511 | |||
A+B | 8 | 0.0172 | 5 | ||
C+D | 12 | 0.0450 | 6 | ||
Tumor (T) stage† | 0.337 | 0.694 | |||
pT1+ pT2 | 5 | 0.0193 | 6 | ||
pT3+ pT4 | 15 | 0.0305 | 5 | ||