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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
