Identifying Differentially Expressed tRNA-Derived Small Fragments as a Biomarker for the Progression and Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer

Table 1

Association of tRF-phe-GAA-031 expression with clinical and pathologic features in CRC patients.

Parameter	Total	tRF-phe-GAA-031
		Low	High
Age (years)				0.981	0.322
≤50	16	2	14
>50	52	15	37
Gender				0.090	0.765
Female	22	6	16
Male	46	11	35
Tumor size (cm)				2.375	0.123
<4	33	11	22
≥4	35	6	29
Tumor differentiation				0.968	0.325
Well/moderate	37	11	26
Poor	31	6	25
Distant metastasis				5.181	0.023
Negative	28	11	17
Positive	40	6	34
Clinical stage (TNM)				8.586	0.003
I~II	24	11	13
III~IV	44	6	38