Table 1.

Clinicopathologic characteristics of the NSCLC patients with different stages and histologies by Pim-1 expression

Characteristics	Number of patients	Pim-1 expression		P
		Positive	Negative
All cases	77	51	26
Age (y)				0.807
<=60	37	24	13
>60	40	27	13
Gender
Male	53	37	16	0.324
Female	24	14	10
Histology				<0.001
Squamous cell carcinoma	28	24	4
Adenocarcinoma	44	27	17
Other types	5	0	5
Tumor size				0.002
<=3 cm	43	22	21
>3 cm	34	29	5
Lymphnodemetastasis				0.026
Negative	31	16	15
Positive	46	35	11
Metastasis
No	51	28	23	0.003
Yes	26	23	3
Stage
I	23	13	10	0.019
II	18	11	7
III	10	4	6
IV	26	23	3

NOTE: P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.