The Oncogenic Role of KLF7 in Colon Adenocarcinoma and Therapeutic Perspectives

Table 1

Correlations between KLF7 level and COAD characteristics.

Variables	Case no.	KLF7 level		value
	()	Low ()	High ()
Sex
Female	84	39	45	0.404
Male	91	48	43
Age (years old)
≤65	72	37	35	0.711
>65	103	50	53
Tumor size (cm)
<5.0	109	70	39	<0.001
≥5.0	66	17	49
Tumor location
Ascending colon	53	29	24	0.683
Transverse colon	38	18	20
Descending-sigmoid colon	84	40	44
Differentiation grade
Grades I-II	144	77	67	0.032
Grades III-IV	31	10	21
T stage
T1	23	20	3	<0.001
T2	42	35	7
T3	86	30	56
T4	24	2	22
N stage
N0	104	69	35	<0.001
N1	52	15	37
N2	19	3	16
Chemotherapy
No or unknown	118	69	49	0.001
Yes	57	18	39