Table 1.

Correlation Between PCK1 and LDHA Protein Levels and Clinicopathological Parameters of Patients with ccRCC

Protein Name	PCK1				LDHA
Characteristics	All Cases	High	Low	P-value	All Cases	High	Low	P-value
Participants	62	20	42		62	39	23
Age				0.657				0.907
<60 years	41	14	27		41	26	15
≥60 years	21	6	15		21	13	8
Gender				0.280				0.312
Male	40	11	29		40	27	13
Female	22	9	13		22	12	10
Tumor size (cm)				0.039				0.044
<4.0	20	10	10		20	9	11
≥4.0	42	10	32		42	30	12
Histological grade				0.057				0.425
G1-2	42	17	25		42	25	17
G3-4	20	3	17		20	14	6
Lymph node metastasis				0.034				0.011
Negative	45	18	27		45	24	21
Positive	17	2	15		17	15	2
TNM stage				0.027				0.032
I	20	11	9		20	8	12
II	18	6	12		18	11	7
III	18	2	16		18	15	3
IV	6	1	5		6	5	1
Surgical margin
Negative	60	19	41	0.545	60	37	23	0.526
Positive	2	1	1		2	2	0
Postoperative treatment
Negative	58	20	38	0.295	58	37	21	0.623
Positive	4	0	4		4	2	2