Table 1.
Association between serum NDRG2 expression and clinicopathological features of patients with GC
| Variables | Cases (n=107) | NDRG2 expression | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Low (n=64) | High (n=43) | |||
| Age (years) | 0.971 | |||
| <60 | 50 | 30 | 20 | |
| ≥60 | 57 | 34 | 23 | |
| Gender | 0.273 | |||
| Male | 68 | 38 | 30 | |
| Female | 39 | 26 | 13 | |
| Tumor size | 0.003 | |||
| <5 cm | 46 | 20 | 26 | |
| ≥5 cm | 61 | 44 | 17 | |
| Histological grade | 0.190 | |||
| Well and moderate | 49 | 26 | 23 | |
| Poor | 58 | 38 | 20 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.025 | |||
| Absent | 41 | 19 | 22 | |
| Present | 66 | 45 | 21 | |
| Invasion depth | 0.087 | |||
| T1 + T2 | 37 | 18 | 19 | |
| T3 + T4 | 70 | 46 | 24 | |
| TNM stage | 0.002 | |||
| I-II | 43 | 18 | 25 | |
| II-IV | 64 | 46 | 18 | |