Table 1. Relationship of NUF2 expression and clinicopathological parameters in PDAC patients (n=128).

P values were determined using a Pearson χ² test.

		NUF2 immunostaining
Characteristic	n	-/+	++/+++	P
Age
≤62 years	65	29	36	0.263
>62 years	63	22	41
Gender
Female	59	19	40	0.103
Male	69	32	37
Tumour location
Head	56	20	36	0.400
Body/tail	72	31	41
Tumour size
≤2 cm	29	10	19	0.445
2–4 cm	57	21	36
>4 cm	42	20	22
Lymph node metastasis
N0	84	39	45	0.036*
N1	44	12	32
Tumour differentiation
Well/moderate	89	37	52	0.546
Poor	39	14	25
TNM stage
I/II	95	45	50	0.003**
III/IV	33	6	27