YAP Levels Combined with Plasma CEA Levels Are Prognostic Biomarkers for Early-Clinical-Stage Patients of Colorectal Cancer

Table 2

Expressions of YAP in colorectal cancer tissues, metastasis lymphatic tissues, and adjacent normal mucosae.

Group	YAP expression				Total
	−	+	++	+++
Adjacent normal mucosae	51	30	25	10	116^,#
Colorectal cancer tissues	9	31	22	54	116
Lymphatic metastasis	7	12	12	42	73^&,$
No lymphatic metastasis	2	19	10	12	43^&
Lymphatic metastasis tissues	8	12	10	43	73^#,$

Note. Normal mucosae versus colorectal cancer tissues. Z = 16.037, , paired-sample t-test. ^#Normal mucosae versus lymphatic metastasis tissues. Z = 9.322, , paired-sample t-test. ^&Colorectal cancer tissues with lymphatic metastasis versus without lymphatic metastasis. Z = 4.875, , independent-samples t-test. ^$Colorectal cancer tissues with lymphatic metastasis versus lymphatic metastasis tissues. Z = −2.034 , paired-sample t-test.