Research Article

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

Table 2

Association of tRF-VAL-TCA-002 expression with clinical and pathologic features in CRC patients.

ParameterTotaltRF-VAL-TCA-002
LowHigh

Age (years)250.114
 ≤5016313
 >50521537
Gender0.0110.917
 Female22616
 Male461234
Tumor size (cm)1.5510.213
 <4331122
 ≥435728
Tumor differentiation2.1750.014
 Well/moderate371225
 Poor31625
Distant metastasis6.5670.01
 Negative281216
 Positive40634
Clinical stage (TNM)10.550.001
 I~II241212
 III~IV44638