Table 1.
Relationship between PIWIL2 protein expression and clinical pathological indexes.
| PIWIL2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low expression (%) | High expression (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.58 | ||
| Female | 4 (11.4) | 12 (16.2) | |
| Male | 31 (88.6) | 62 (83.8) | |
| Age | 0.31 | ||
| <60 years | 21 (60) | 36 (48.6) | |
| ≥60 years | 14 (40) | 38 (51.4) | |
| Differentiation | 0.32 | ||
| G1 | 1 (2.9) | 8 (10.8) | |
| G2 | 24 (68.6) | 43 (58.1) | |
| G3 | 10 (28.6) | 23 (31.1) | |
| Position | 0.90 | ||
| Upper | 15 (42.9) | 29 (39.2) | |
| Middle | 14 (40) | 33 (44.6) | |
| Lower | 6 (17.1) | 12 (16.2) | |
| Size (cm) | 0.35 | ||
| ≤3 | 8 (10.8) | 13 (11.9) | |
| 3–5 | 22 (29.7) | 32 (29.4) | |
| ≥5 | 44 (59.5) | 64 (58.7) | |
| pT | 0.02 | ||
| T1 | 4 (11.4) | 0 (0) | |
| T2 | 8 (22.9) | 16 (21.6) | |
| T3 | 19 (54.3) | 43 (58.1) | |
| T4 | 4 (11.4) | 15 (20.3) | |
| pN | 0.32 | ||
| N0 | 21 (60) | 33 (44.6) | |
| N1 | 9 (25.7) | 20 (27) | |
| N2 | 3 (8.6) | 16 (21.6) | |
| N3 | 2 (5.7) | 5 (6.8) | |
| TNM-stage | 0.05 | ||
| I | 3 (8.6) | 0 (0) | |
| II | 18 (51.4) | 33 (44.6) | |
| III | 11 (31.4) | 31 (41.9) | |
| IV | 3 (8.6) | 10 (13.5) | |