Research Article

Absence of Autophagy-Related Proteins Expression Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Patients with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

Table 2

Relationships among clinicopathological factors and the expression patterns of autophagy-related proteins.

ATG5BECN1LC3B
Negative, (%)Positive, (%)Negative, (%)Positive, (%)Negative, (%)Positive, (%)

T stage
 1-220 (39.2)31 (66.7)14 (28.0)36 (72.0)8 (16.3)41 (83.7)
 346 (33.8)90 (66.2)46 (30.9)103 (69.1)43 (27.9)111 (72.1)
 415 (33.3)30 (33.7)10 (22.2)35 (77.8)12 (26.1)34 (73.9)
0.5780.4440.152
N stage
 038 (38.0)62 (62.0)35 (34.0)68 (66.0)28 (25.9) 80 (74.1)
 125 (35.2)46 (64.8)23 (29.9)54 (70.1)21 (27.6)55 (72.4)
 218 (29.5)43 (70.5)12 (18.8)52 (81.3)14 (21.5)51 (78.5)
0.2900.0440.695
Distant metastasis
 No68 (38.2)110 (61.8)57 (30.0)133 (70.0)49 (25.0)147 (75.0)
 Yes13 (24.1)41 (75.9)13 (24.1)41 (75.9)14 (26.4)39 (73.6)
0.0560.3960.833
Stage
 I14 (37.8)23 (62.2)11 (30.6)25 (69.4)6 (16.7)30 (83.3)
 II22 (40.7)32 (59.3)23 (39.0)36 (61.0)20 (31.3)44 (68.8)
 III32 (36.8)55 (63.2)23 (24.2)72 (75.8)23 (24.0)73 (76.0)
 IV13 (24.1)41 (75.9)13 (24.1)41 (75.9)14 (26.4)39 (73.6)
0.1040.1220.761
Histology
 Tubular 72 (35.0)134 (63.0)60 (27.8)156 (72.2)55 (25.0)165 (75.0)
 Others9 (34.6)17 (65.4)10 (35.7)18 (64.3)8 (27.6)21 (72.4)
0.9760.3820.763
Lymphovascular invasion
 Negative33 (37.9)54 (62.1)30 (33.7)59 (66.3)24 (26.1)68 (73.9)
 Positive48 (33.1)97 (66.9)40 (25.8)115 (74.2)39 (24.8)118 (75.2)
0.4550.1890.827
Histological grade
 Well/moderately66 (33.5)131 (66.5)53 (26.0)151 (74.0)49 (23.4)160 (76.6)
 Poorly15 (42.9)20 (57.1)17 (42.5)23 (57.5)14 (35.0)26 (65.0)
0.2850.0350.124

Statistically significant ( ).
Mucinous carcinoma ( ), signet-ring-cell carcinoma ( ).