Table 2.
The correlation between FOXP3+ cells proportion in draining LN and clinicopathological factors in 61 GC patients
| Factor | Case number | Percentage of FOXP3+ cells in paracortical region | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 61 | ||
| Age (years) | 0.62 | ||
| ≤60 | 27 | 9.9±1.0 | |
| >60 | 34 | 9.2±0.8 | |
| Gender | 0.81 | ||
| Female | 33 | 9.7±0.9 | |
| Male | 28 | 9.4±0.8 | |
| Tumor size(cm) | 0.03* | ||
| <3 | 38 | 7.8±0.9 | |
| ≥3 | 23 | 10.6±0.8 | |
| Location | 0.35 | ||
| Non-distal | 24 | 9.0±1.1 | |
| Distal | 37 | 9.9±0.8 | |
| Borrmann Type | 0.01* | ||
| I+II | 29 | 7.9±0.7 | |
| III+IV | 32 | 11.0±0.9 | |
| Differentiation | 0.87 | ||
| Well+Moderate | 20 | 9.7±1.1 | |
| Poor | 41 | 9.4±0.8 | |
| Lauren classification | 0.14 | ||
| Intestinal type | 22 | 10.6±1.1 | |
| Diffuse+Mixed type | 39 | 8.9±0.7 | |
| Tumor depth | 0.00* | ||
| T1+T2 | 26 | 7.5±0.7 | |
| T3+T4 | 35 | 11.0±0.9 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.04* | ||
| No | 15 | 7.2±0.9 | |
| Yes | 46 | 10.0±0.8 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.96 | ||
| No | 55 | 9.5±0.7 | |
| Yes | 6 | 9.7±2.1 | |
| TNM stage | 0.01* | ||
| I+II | 23 | 7.5±0.7 | |
| III+IV | 38 | 10.8±0.8 |
*
Significant difference between groups.