Table 1.
The correlation between clinicopathologic characteristics and Pin1 expression
| Characteristics | Total | Pin1 low (n = 39) | Pin1 high (n = 50) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 33-81 | 37-81 | 33-80 | |
| (Median: 62) | (Median: 63) | (Median: 62) | ||
| ≦62 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 1.000 |
| >62 | 43 | 19 | 24 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 84 | 36 | 48 | 0.650 |
| Female | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| TNM classification | ||||
| T | ||||
| T1-2 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 0.035 |
| T3-4 | 48 | 16 | 32 | |
| N | ||||
| N0 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0.282 |
| N1 | 50 | 19 | 31 | |
| M | ||||
| M0 | 87 | 39 | 48 | 0.502 |
| M1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Stage | 0.047 | |||
| I-II | 55 | 29 | 26 | |
| III-IV | 34 | 10 | 24 |
Patients with moderately and strongly positive Pin1 levels were categorized into the high Pin1 group. Patients with equivocal and weakly positive Pin1 levels were included in the low Pin1 group.