Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2018; 24(41): 4679-4690
Published online Nov 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i41.4679
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with different G protein-coupled receptor 31 expression levels in colorectal cancer n (%)
VariableGPR31 expression
Training cohort
Validation cohort
CasesLowHighP valueCasesLowHighP value
Age (yr)32157.7 ± 14.359.6 ± 13.70.22314561.6 ± 13.464.0 ± 13.10.324
Gender0.6740.921
Female14889 (60.1)59 (39.9)5339 (73.6)14 (26.4)
Male173108 (62.4)65 (37.6)9267 (72.8)25 (27.2)
BMI (kg/m2)31521.1 ± 4.021.5 ± 3.10.3507121.8 ± 3.122.8 ± 2.20.192
Preoperative ileus0.0510.402
Yes2520 (80.0)5 (20.0)3326 (78.8)7 (21.2)
No294177 (60.2)117 (39.8)11280 (71.4)32 (28.6)
CEA (ng/mL)0.9490.954
< 5200125 (62.5)75 (37.5)9066 (73.3)24 (26.7)
≥ 59761 (62.9)36 (37.1)4231 (73.8)11 (26.2)
CA199 (ng/mL)0.3990.534
< 37218142 (65.1)76 (34.9)10577 (73.3)28 (26.7)
≥ 376438 (59.4)26 (40.6)2114 (66.7)7 (33.3)
Tumor location0.7640.404
Colon15693 (59.6)63 (40.4)6449 (76.6)15 (23.4)
Rectal163103 (63.2)60 (36.8)8157 (70.4)24 (29.6)
Size (cm)3205.1 ± 2.24.9 ± 2.00.3801434.8 ± 2.04.5 ± 1.70.446
Histopathology0.5510.406
Adenocarcinoma283172 (60.8)111 (39.2)12895 (74.2)33 (25.8)
Others3825 (65.8)13 (34.2)1711 (64.7)6 (35.3)
Differentiation0.4640.305
Well/moderate271164 (60.5)107 (39.5)11284 (75.0)28 (25.0)
Poor5033 (66.0)17 (34.0)2919 (65.5)10 (34.5)
pT classification0.5920.006a
T1/T26035 (58.3)25 (41.7)3935 (89.7)4 (10.3)
T3/T4261162 (62.1)99 (37.9)10671 (67.0)35 (33.0)
pN classification0.6430.767
N0194117 (60.3)77 (39.7)8160 (74.1)21 (25.9)
N112478 (62.9)46 (37.1)6446 (71.9)18 (28.1)
pM classification0.007a0.018a
M0298189 (63.4)109 (36.6)12797 (76.4)30 (23.6)
M1238 (34.8)15 (65.2)189 (50.0)9 (50.0)
TNM stage0.8850.360
 I/II188116 (61.7)72 (38.3)7658 (76.3)18 (23.7)
III/IV13381 (60.9)52 (39.1)6948 (69.6)21 (30.4)
Table 2 Univariate analysis of G protein-coupled receptor 31 expression and clinicopathologic variables on overall survival
VariableTraining cohort
Validation cohort
All casesHazard ratio (95%CI)P valueAll casesHazard ratio (95%CI)P value
Age (yr)0.010a0.054
< 58.41531.01.0
≥ 58.41681.832 (1.158-2.898)1.937 (0.987-3.800)
Gender0.8170.933
Female1481.01.0
Male1731.053 (0.680-1.631)1.026 (0.562-1.874)
BMI (kg/m2)0.4740.959
< 21.41591.01.0
≥ 21.41540.980 (0.927-1.036)1.026 (0.394-2.673)
Preoperative ileus0.070.77
Yes251.01.0
No2941.438 (0.716-2.890)0.901 (0.449-1.810)
CEA (ng/mL)< 0.001b0.034a
< 52001.01
≥ 5972.435 (1.509-3.927)1.919 (1.050-3.508)
CA199 (ng/mL)0.010a0.279
< 372181.01.0
≥ 37641.988 (1.179-3.351)1.504 (0.719-3.148)
Tumor location0.3030.911
Colon1561.01
Rectal1631.250 (0.818-1.910)0.968 (0.545-1.720)
Size (cm)0.3550.193
< 5.01561.01.0
≥ 5.01641.230 (0.793-1.907)0.654 (0.345-1.239)
Histopathology0.0910.537
Adenocarcinoma2831.01.0
Others381.671 (0.922-3.031)1.311 (0.556-3.090)
Differentiation0.001a0.07
Well/moderate2711.01.0
Poor502.363 (1.435-3.890)1.811 (0.952-3.443)
pT classification0.039a0.001a
T1/T2601.01.0
T3/T42612.079 (1.038-4.163)7.055 (2.191-22.722)
pN classification< 0.001b< 0.001b
N01941.01.0
N11242.293 (1.471-3.576)3.130 (1.716-5.709)
pM classification< 0.001b< 0.001b
M02981.01.0
M1239.857 (5.825-16.680)5.212 (2.764-9.828)
GPR31 expression< 0.001b< 0.001b
Low1971.01.0
High1242.888 (1.844-4.523)3.413 (1.920-6.066)
Table 3 Univariate analysis of G protein-coupled receptor 31 expression and clinicopathologic variables on disease-free survival
VariableTraining cohort
Validation cohort
All casesHazard ratio (95%CI)P valueAll casesHazard ratio (95%CI)P value
Age (yr)0.021a0.182
< 58.41531.01.0
≥ 58.41681.683 (1.082-2.619)1.481 (0.832-2.636)
Gender0.8320.959
Female1481.01.0
Male1730.955 (0.624-1.462)0.986 (0.573-1.697)
BMI (kg/m2)0.3880.938
< 21.41591.01.0
≥ 21.41540.977 (0.926-1.030)1.035 (0.431-2.488)
Preoperative ileus0.4610.925
Yes251.01.0
No2941.299 (0.647-2.607)0.971 (0.524-1.800)
CEA (ng/mL)0.001a0.057
< 52001.01.0
≥ 5972.233 (1.400-3.563)1.709 (0.985-2.966)
CA199 (ng/mL)0.014a0.415
< 372181.01.0
≥ 37641.920 (1.143-3.225)1.334 (0.668-2.666)
Tumor location0.1010.199
Colon1561.01.0
Rectal1631.416 (0.934-2.147)0.713 (0.425-1.195)
Size (cm)0.2100.686
< 5.01561.01.0
≥ 5.01641.316 (0.857-2.022)0.893 (0.514-1.549)
Histopathology0.1120.108
Adenocarcinoma2831.01.0
Others381.617 (0.894-2.924)1.793 (0.879-3.658)
Differentiation0.002a0.069
Well/moderate2711.01.0
Poor502.200 (1.342 -3.607)1.732 (0.958-3.132)
pT classification0.020a0.001a
T1/T2601.01.0
T3/T42612.269 (1.135-4.537)9.173 (2.867-29.350)
pN classification< 0.001b< 0.001b
N01941.01.0
N11242.228 (1.446-3.434)2.667 (1.567-4.538)
pM classification< 0.001b< 0.001b
M02981.01.0
M1238.856 (5.259-14.913)5.210 (2.895-9.375)
GPR31 expression< 0.001b< 0.001b
Low1971.01.0
High1242.576 (1.671-3.969)3.277 (1.942-5.530)
Table 4 Cox multivariate analysis of prognostic factors on overall survival and disease-free survival
VariableTraining cohort
Validation cohort
Hazards ratio95%CIP valueHazards ratio95%CIP value
Overall survival
Age (≥ 58.4 vs < 58.4)2.3441.365-4.0250.002a1.7220.788-3.7600.173
CEA, ng/mL (≥ 5 vs < 5)2.2361.284-3.8940.004a1.4370.745-2.7730.279
CA199, ng/mL (≥ 37 vs < 37)1.3820.780-2.4480.2671.1890.543-2.6040.665
Differentiation (poor vs well/moderate)1.9131.045-3.5030.036a0.9400.420-2.1030.880
pT classification (T3/T4 vs T1/T2)1.4890.619-3.5810.3747.8901.028-60.5880.047a
pN classification (N1 vs N0)1.8551.116-3.0840.017a2.2101.059-4.6130.035a
pM classification (M1 vs M0)11.8365.801-24.148< 0.001b2.7061.307-5.6040.007a
GPR31 expression (high vs low)1.8961.123-3.2020.017a2.2541.168-4.3490.015a
Disease-free survival
Age (≥ 58.4 vs < 58.4)2.0031.200-3.3440.008a1.1590.598-2.2470.661
CEA, ng/mL (≥ 5 vs < 5)1.9651.147-3.3660.014a1.2470.686-2.2670.469
CA199, ng/mL (≥ 37 vs < 37)1.4590.824-2.5850.1951.1030.529-2.3000.794
Differentiation (poor vs well/moderate)1.6090.884-2.9290.1190.8810.424-1.8300.734
pT classification (T3/T4 vs T1/T2)1.7490.719-4.2540.21813.0921.738-98.6360.013*
pN classification (N1 vs N0)1.8091.108-2.9530.018a1.7870.936-3.4120.079
pM classification (M1 vs M0)10.2335.128-20.420< 0.001b2.7411.408-5.3340.003a
GPR31 expression (high vs low)1.7661.069-2.9170.026a1.8251.001-3.3250.049a