Table 3. Association between LASP1 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of gastric cancer patients.
| Variables | Cases (n=84) | Low expression (n=45) | High expression (n=39) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years old) | 0.663 | |||
| ≤65 | 37 | 21 | 16 | |
| ≤65 | 47 | 24 | 23 | |
| Sex | 0.372 | |||
| Male | 51 | 25 | 26 | |
| Female | 33 | 20 | 13 | |
| Tumor differentiation | 0.125 | |||
| Well and Moderate | 45 | 28 | 17 | |
| Poor | 39 | 17 | 22 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.036* | |||
| ≤5 | 56 | 35 | 21 | |
| ≤5 | 28 | 10 | 18 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.016* | |||
| Present | 41 | 16 | 25 | |
| Absent | 43 | 29 | 14 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.013* | |||
| Present | 16 | 4 | 12 | |
| Absent | 68 | 41 | 27 | |
| TNM stage | 0.004** | |||
| I-II | 43 | 30 | 13 | |
| III-IV | 41 | 15 | 26 |
* P<0.05; ** P<0.01.