Table 1. The clinic-pathological factors of GC patients.
| Clinical factors | Expression of LINC00668 | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | high | ||
| Sex | 0.696 | ||
| male | 30 | 28 | |
| female | 23 | 25 | |
| Age | 0.846 | ||
| ≤60 | 25 | 26 | |
| >60 | 28 | 27 | |
| Histological grade | 0.331 | ||
| Low or undiffer | 25 | 30 | |
| middle or high | 28 | 23 | |
| Invasion depth(T) | 0.002** | ||
| T1 | 13 | 2 | |
| T2 or above | 40 | 51 | |
| Lymph node metastasis (N) | 0.326 | ||
| N0 | 25 | 20 | |
| N1 or above | 28 | 33 | |
| TNM stage | 0.006** | ||
| I/II | 37 | 23 | |
| III/IV | 16 | 30 | |
chi-square test
p < 0.01