Table 2.

Correlation of Dkk‐3 and CD31 expression with conventional clinicopathological parameters in patients with pancreatic carcinoma

	Dkk‐3 expression †				CD31 expression †
	Patients n = 154	<25 vessels n	>25 vessels n	P‐values ‡	Patients n = 108	<25 vessels n	>25 vessels n	P‐values ‡
Age at diagnosis
≤ 67	78	36	42	0.476	57	14	43	0.108
> 67	76	32	43		51	18	33
Sex
Male	83	39	44		56	17	39
Female	72	29	41	0.370	52	17	35	0.822
Differentiation
Well	19	5	14		17	4	13
Moderate	93	44	49	0.006	65	20	45	0.482
Poor	42	29	13		26	9	17
UICC stage
I, II	24	15	9		53	9	44
III, IV	94	39	55	0.107	19	5	14	0.489
Unknown §	36				36

^† Number of positive vessels per high power field.

^‡ χ²‐test.

^§ Not included in statistical analysis.