Table 2.
Associations Between Glut-1 Levels and Clinicopathological Variables in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
| Patient Characteristics | Negative (−) | Positive (+ ~ +++) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | >.05 | ||
| ≤60 | 6 | 28 | |
| >60 | 3 | 11 | |
| Gender | >.05 | ||
| Male | 6 | 26 | |
| Female | 2 | 13 | |
| Tumor size | .460 | ||
| ≤4 cm | 7 | 24 | |
| >4 cm | 2 | 15 | |
| Tumor location | .178 | ||
| Head of pancreas | 4 | 30 | |
| Body and tail of pancreas | 4 | 8 | |
| Tumor histological type | >.05 | ||
| Other types | 2 | 9 | |
| Ductal adenocarcinoma | 7 | 30 | |
| Tumor differentiation | >.05 | ||
| II, III, III | 4 | 20 | |
| I,II | 4 | 16 | |
| Nerve infiltration | .466 | ||
| Present | 3 | 20 | |
| Absent | 6 | 19 | |
| Vascular invasion | .451 | ||
| Present | 5 | 14 | |
| Absent | 4 | 25 | |
| Local infiltration | .199 | ||
| Present | 5 | 31 | |
| Absent | 4 | 8 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | .279 | ||
| Present | 6 | 17 | |
| Absent | 3 | 22 | |
| Tumor staging | .235 | ||
| I-IIA | 2 | 20 | |
| IIB-IV | 6 | 19 |