Table 1. Correlation between APIP expression and clinicopathological characteristics of 110 gastric tumors cases.
| Tumor tissue parameters | n* | APIP expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (%) | Low (%) | |||
| All | 110 | 29 (26.4) | 81 (73.6) | |
| Gender | ns | |||
| Male | 79 | 20 (18.2) | 59 (53.6) | |
| Female | 31 | 9 (8.2) | 22 (20) | |
| Age (years) | ns | |||
| Average, Range | 63.4,32-85 | |||
| <55 | 25 | 6 (5.5) | 19 (17.3) | |
| ≥55 | 85 | 23 (20.9) | 62 (56.3) | |
| WHO classification | 0.039 | |||
| W/D | 13 | 3 (2.7) | 10 (9.1) | |
| M/D | 44 | 14 (12.8) | 30 (27.3) | |
| P/D | 45 | 11 (10) | 34 (30.9) | |
| SRC | 8 | 1 (0.9) | 7 (6.3) | |
| Lauren classification | ns | |||
| Intestinal | 102 | 26 (23.6) | 76 (69.1) | |
| Diffuse | 8 | 3 (2.8) | 5 (4.5) | |
| TNM stage | ns | |||
| I | 30 | 3 (2.7) | 27 (24.5) | |
| II | 37 | 9 (8.1) | 28 (25.5) | |
| III | 33 | 10 (9.1) | 23 (20.9) | |
| IV | 10 | 7 (6.5) | 3 (2.7) | |
Abbreviations: W/D, well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; M/D, moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; P/D, poorly differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma; SRC; signet ring cell carcinoma; ns, not significant.
*
Numbers of cases in each group.