Characteristics Number of patients Expression of LGR5 gene Mean ΔCT ± SD T/F P

Gender

Male

419.26 ± 2.30

0.91

0.86

Female

119.09 ± 2.49

Age (year)

-49

158.34 ± 2.44

50 - 59

129.38 ± 2.38

−0.19

0.45

60 - 69

159.81 ± 2.66

70-

109.45 ± 1.37

Stage

I

157.91 ± 1.74

II

88.25 ± 2.27

1.05

0.38

III

197.16 ± 1.58

IV

78.38 ± 1.83

Lymph node metastasis

N0 20

7.68 ± 1.95

N1 10

7.92 ± 1.83

0.42

0.74

N2 14

7.38 ± 1.67

N3 8

8.38 ± 2.05

Differentiation

Moderate - well 16

7.76 ± 1.82

−0.09

0.93

Poor 36

7.71 ± 1.91

Tumor, s location

Upper 13

7.87 ± 1.52

Middle 14

7.87 ± 2.25

0.14

0.87

Lower 25

7.57 ± 1.79

Depth of invasion

T1 - T2 20

8.26 ± 1.56

0.63

0.63

T3 - T4 32

7.51 ± 1.88

CEA

(+) 6

8.89 ± 2.79

−0.29

0.79

(−) 43

9.26 ± 2.35

CA19-9

(+) 8

9.93 ± 2.66

0.71

0.50

(-) 42

9.11 ± 2.34