Long noncoding RNA SNHG5 promotes 5-fluorouracil resistance in colorectal cancer by regulating miR-26b/p-glycoprotein axis

Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of 36 patients with colorectal cancer

Characteristics	5-Fu-sensitive group (n = 22)	5-Fu-resistant group (n = 14)	P value
Age (years)
< 60	3	2	1.000
≥ 60	19	12
Sex
Male	14	9	1.000
Female	8	5
Tumor size
< 5 cm	17	9	0.462
≥ 5 cm	5	5
Location
Colon	14	6	0.307
Rectum	8	8
Differentiation
Well/moderate	15	10	1.000
Poor	7	4
Tumor depth
T1 + T2	3	2	1.000
T3 + T4	19	12
AJCC stage
II	10	4	0.485
III	12	10
SNHG5 expression
Low	17	5	0.018a
High	5	9

^aP < 0.05.

The Fisher’s exact test was applied to analyze categorical variables. 5-Fu: 5-fluorouracil; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer.