Table 1.
Clinicopathological correlation of DNMT3Ab expression in GC tissues
| Feature | T > N | T ≤ N | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 60.48 ± 9.79 | 58.10 ± 12.07 | 0.408 |
| Gender (n = 66) | |||
| Female | 13 | 4 | |
| Male | 28 | 21 | 0.157 |
| Diameter(n = 64) | |||
| ≤5 cm | 21 | 15 | |
| >5 cm | 19 | 9 | 0.435 |
| Lauren (n = 56) | |||
| Diffuse type | 20 | 10 | |
| Intestinal type | 17 | 9 | 0.920 |
| Histologic grade (n = 63) | |||
| Poor | 22 | 13 | |
| Moderate | 18 | 10 | |
| Higha | 0 | 0 | 0.907 |
| TNM staging (n = 65) | |||
| Stage I/II | 11 | 13 | |
| Stage III/IV | 30 | 11 | 0.028* |
| Vascular invasion (n = 60) | |||
| Yes | 9 | 1 | |
| No | 30 | 20 | 0.069 |
| Lymph node metastasis (n = 66) | |||
| Yes | 37 | 15 | |
| No | 4 | 10 | 0.004* |
N non-tumour tissues, T tumour tissues
*Significant differences are shown in bold
aNo cases in this pathological classification