Table 1.
Association of TPPP expression with clinicopathological features of PDAC
| Variable | Group | TPPP expression | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5 | 40 | 0.081 | |
| Female | 8 | 18 | ||
| Age (year) | ||||
| ≤65 | 9 | 47 | 0.571 | |
| >65 | 4 | 11 | ||
| TNM stage | ||||
| I-IIA | 10 | 37 | 0.562 | |
| IIB-IV | 3 | 21 | ||
| Diameter (cm) | ||||
| ≤3 | 4 | 23 | 0.779 | |
| >3 | 9 | 35 | ||
| Location | ||||
| Head | 10 | 40 | 0.817 | |
| Body, tail | 3 | 18 | ||
| T stage | ||||
| T1 or T2 | 12 | 51 | 1.000 | |
| T3 or T4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| N stage | ||||
| Absent | 10 | 39 | 0.726 | |
| Present | 3 | 19 | ||
| M stage | ||||
| Absent | 11 | 53 | 0.822 | |
| Present | 2 | 5 | ||
| Blood vessel invasion | ||||
| Absent | 11 | 30 | 0.030* | |
| Present | 2 | 28 | ||
| Histological grade | ||||
| I/I–II/II | 9 | 37 | 0.960 | |
| II–III/III | 4 | 21 | ||
TNM stage: tumour–node–metastasis
*p < 0.05