Table 1.

Relationship between DEK protein expression and clinicopathological features of PDAC

Characteristic	(n)	DEK expression		P value
	136	Low	High
Age				0.139
≤58	72	28	44
>58	64	32	32
Gender				0.248
Man	80	32	48
Women	56	28	28
Tumor size				0.038*
≤3cm	68	36	32
>3cm	68	24	44
Differentiation				<0.001*
Poor	60	4	56
Well and moderate	76	56	20
Tumor Stage				0.002*
Ⅰ,Ⅱ	80	44	36
Ⅲ,Ⅳ	56	16	40
Lymph node metastasis				0.001*
NO	68	40	28
YES	68	20	48
Distant metastasis				0.101
M0	120	56	64
M1	16	4	12
CA19-9				0.099
≤37 IU/ml	80	40	40
>37 IU/ml	56	20	36

* P < 0.05