Table I.

Association between PLIN2 mRNA expression and clinicopathological parameters of patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

A, Patient characteristics
Parameter	No.	PLIN2 mRNA expression		P-value
		Low (n=263)	High) (n=263
Age (years)
<60	243	140	103
≥60	283	123	160	0.002
Sex
Female	185	64	119
Male	341	199	144	0.000
T stage
T1 or T2	337	161	176
T3 or T4	189	102	87	0.203
N stage
N0 or NX	510	252	258
N1	16	11	5	0.203
M stage
M0 or MX	448	216	232
M1	78	47	31	0.065
G grade
G1 or G2	246	119	126
G3 or G4	280	144	137	0.541
TNM stage
I + II	319	152	167
III + IV	207	111	96	0.211
B, VHL status
Parameter	No.	PLIN2 mRNA expression		P-value
		Low (n=172)	High (n=171)
VHL alteration
Negative	190	108	82
Positive	153	64	89	0.007

VH, von Hippel-Lindau; PLIN2, perilipin 2.