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. 2014 Mar 31;20:530–537. doi: 10.12659/MSM.890531

Table 1.

Relation between demographic and tumor characteristics of patients based on HMGB1 expression.

HMGB1 negative
N (%)
HMGB1 positive
N (%)
P Value
Gender 0.289
 Female 12 (37.5) 20 (50)
 Male 20 (62.5) 20 (50)

Age 63±14.5 61.7±13.1 0.475

T stage 0.185
 T2 3 (9.4) 0
 T3 22 (68.8) 28 (70)
 T4 7 (21.8) 12 (30)

N status <0.001
 Node negative 23 (71.9) 5 (12.5)
 Node positive 9 (28.1) 35 (87.5)

M status <0.001
 Metastasis negative 31 (96.9) 25 (62.5)
 Metastasis positive 1 (3.1) 15 (37.5)

Stage <0.001
 Stage 1 1 (3.1) 0
 Stage 2 23 (71.9) 2 (5)
 Stage 3 7 (21.9) 24 (60)
 Stage 4 1 (3.1) 14 (35)

Histological subtypes 0.709
 Adenocarcinoma 26 (81.3) 33 (82.5)
 Signet ring cell carcinoma 5 (15.6) 5 (12.5)
 Mucinous adenocarcinoma 1 (3.1) 2 (5)

Grade <0.001
 Grade 1 29 (90.6) 18 (45)
 Grade 2 3 (9.4) 22 (55)

Perineural invasion <0.001
 Negative 15 (46.9) 2 (5)
 Positive 17 (53.1) 38 (95)

Lymphovascular invasion <0.001
 Negative 15 (46.9) 1 (2.5)
 Positive 17 (53.1) 39 (97.5)

Lymphocytic response <0.001
 Negative 13 (40.6) 35 (87.5)
 Positive 19 (59.4) 5 (12.5)