Table 3. Correlations between clinicopathological parameters and GMF-β expression in microvascular endothelia of glioma.
| Parameters | GMF-β high (>4, n = 67) | GMF-β low (≤4, n = 79) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percentage (%) | N | Percentage (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≥45 | 42 | 63 | 24 | 30 | <0.001 |
| <45 | 25 | 37 | 55 | 70 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 44 | 66 | 45 | 57 | 0.282 |
| Female | 23 | 34 | 34 | 43 | |
| WHO grade | |||||
| LG | 0 | 0 | 46 | 58 | <0.001 |
| HG | 67 | 100 | 33 | 42 | |
| KPS | |||||
| ≥80 | 36 | 54 | 49 | 62 | 0.311 |
| <80 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 38 | |
| Ki-67 index | |||||
| ≥5 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 38 | 0.774 |
| <5 | 40 | 60 | 49 | 62 | |
| Predominant side | |||||
| L | 31 | 46 | 34 | 43 | 0.714 |
| R | 33 | 49 | 43 | 54 | |
| Other | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Predominant lobe | |||||
| Frontal | 28 | 42 | 41 | 52 | 0.014 |
| Temporal | 29 | 43 | 17 | 22 | |
| Other | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | |
Abbreviations: KPS, Karnofsky performance status; LG, low grade; HG, high grade.