Table 2.
Demographic variables of the study population
Variable | Patients |
|
---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | |
Gender | ||
Male | 34 | 82.9% |
Female | 7 | 17.1% |
Smoking | ||
No | 34 | 82.9% |
Yes | 7 | 17.1% |
H. pylori infection | ||
No | 18 | 43.9% |
Yes | 23 | 56.1% |
Lymphatic invasion | ||
Negative | 34 | 82.9% |
Positive | 4 | 9.8% |
Stage | ||
I | 4 | 9.8% |
III | 22 | 53.7% |
IV | 15 | 36.6% |
Grade | ||
I | 3 | 7.3% |
II | 16 | 39% |
III | 22 | 53.7% |
Tumor size | ||
›5 cm | 20 | 48.8% |
‹5 cm | 16 | 39% |
Lack of associations between the expression of MALAT1 and clinical characteristics