circ_0052184 Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression via Targeting miR-604/HOXA9 Axis

Table 2

Correlation of HOXA9 protein expression with clinical characteristics of CRC ().

		HOXA9 protein expression
Category	Number	Low ()	High ()	Chi-square	value
Sex				0.398	0.533
Male	18	8	10
Female	24	13	11
Age				0.0988	0.753
≥55	17	8	9
<55	25	13	12
Tumor size(cm)				5.08	0.024
<5	15	11	4
≥5	27	10	17
Lymph node metastasis				4.71	0.030
Negative	19	13	6
Positive	23	8	15
TNM stage				6.46	0.011
I+II	16	12	4
III+IV	26	9	17