Table 1.

Correlation between FGF1 and clinicopathologic parameters

Characters	Number	FGF1		P*
		Low	High
Sex
Male	134	52	82	0.053
Female	44	25	19
Age (years)
<60	76	29	47	0.285
≥60	102	48	54
Tumor diameter (cm)
≤5	73	36	37	0.219
>5	105	41	64
Tumor invasion
T1+T2	29	15	14	0.413
T3+T4	149	62	87
Lymph node metastasis
No (N0)	48	32	16	<0.001
Yes (N1/2/3)	130	45	85
Distant metastasis
M0	140	67	73	0.013
M1	38	10	28
TNM stage
I–II	67	34	33	0.122
III–IV	111	43	68
Differentiation
Poor	98	34	64	0.015
Well + moderate	80	43	37

Note:

^*Chi-square test.

Abbreviations: FGF1, fibroblast growth factor 1; TNM, tumor, node, metastasis.