Table 4.
Correlation between expression of E-cadherin and clinicopathological features of gastric carcinoma
| Variable | n | E-cadherin | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| (+) | (–) | ||||
| Tumor differentiation | 0.715 | > 0.05 | |||
| well differentiated | 12 | 3 | 9 | ||
| moderately differentiated | 18 | 5 | 13 | ||
| poorly differentiated | 34 | 9 | 25 | ||
| T stage | 11.309 | < 0.01 | |||
| Tis | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| T1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| T2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| T3 | 20 | 5 | 15 | ||
| T4 | 30 | 3 | 27 | ||
| N stage | 12.097 | < 0.01 | |||
| N0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | ||
| N1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||
| N2 | 16 | 2 | 14 | ||
| N3 | 22 | 1 | 21 | ||
| TNM stage | 8.657 | < 0.01 | |||
| I | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| II | 18 | 8 | 10 | ||
| III | 36 | 3 | 33 | ||
| IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Different variable interclass date compared p < 0.05