Table VI.
Association between LAPTM4B genotypes and clinical characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma in the female group.
| LAPTM4B genotype | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | *1/1 (n=64) | *1/2 (n=49) | *2/2 (n=19) | P-value |
| Age, years | 0.745 | |||
| >40 | 34 | 27 | 12 | |
| ≤40 | 30 | 22 | 7 | |
| CLNMa | 0.084 | |||
| Positive | 21 | 10 | 9 | |
| Negative | 43 | 39 | 10 | |
| Invasive tumor | 0.640 | |||
| Yes | 28 | 24 | 7 | |
| No | 36 | 25 | 12 | |
| Tumor size, cm | 0.816 | |||
| ≥1 | 28 | 16 | 7 | |
| <1 | 33 | 31 | 11 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| TNM stage | 0.228 | |||
| I–II | 41 | 27 | 9 | |
| III–IV | 16 | 11 | 8 | |
| Unknown | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
| Tumor location | 0.856 | |||
| One side | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Two sides | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Isthmus | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Two sides and isthmus | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| One side and isthmus | 48 | 36 | 13 | |
| BMI | 0.64 | |||
| >25 | 28 | 24 | 7 | |
| ≤25 | 36 | 25 | 12 | |
| Pregnancies | 0.852 | |||
| 0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1 | 37 | 32 | 14 | |
| ≥2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |
| Unknown | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Menopause | 0.138 | |||
| Yes | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
| No | 48 | 37 | 10 | |
CLNM, central lymph node metastasis; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; BMI, body mass index.