Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of TNS4 expression in gastric cancer patients
| Clinicopathological parameter | Gastric tumors with increased relative TNS4 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| >2-fold increase (n = 112) | ≤2-fold increase (n = 62) | ||
| Mean age (y) | 60 ± 13 | 57 ± 14 | 0.1075 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 79 | 35 | 0.0612 |
| Female | 33 | 27 | |
| Lauren’s classification | |||
| Intestinal | 39 | 11 | 0.0238 |
| Diffuse | 65 | 44 | |
| Mixed | 8 | 6 | |
| No information | 0 | 1 | |
| Tumor progression | |||
| Early gastric cancer | 15 | 2 | 0.0305 |
| Advanced gastric cancer | 97 | 60 | |
| Stage | |||
| I | 23 | 9 | 0.0002 |
| II | 36 | 6 | |
| III | 21 | 29 | |
| IV | 32 | 18 | |
| Helicobacter pylori infection | |||
| Positive | 63 | 40 | 0.5862 |
| Negative | 29 | 15 | |
| No information | 20 | 7 | |
Values are presented as mean ± SD or number only.