TABLE 1.

Associations of METTL16 expression with clinical parameters in gastric cancer

Characteristic	No.	METTL16 expression		P value
		Low(N = 115)	High(N = 116)
Age(year)		55.8 ± 11.9	58.3 ± 12.4	0.934
≤60y	142	71	71
>60y	89	44	45
Gender				0.544
Male	155	75	80
Female	76	40	36
Tumour location				0.716
Upper	60	30	30
Other	171	85	86
Tumour size				0.004
<5 cm	128	75	53
≥5 cm	103	40	63
Differentiation				0.631
Well + Moderate	65	34	31
poor	166	81	85
Depth of invasion				0.051
T1 + T2	59	36	23
T3 + T4	172	79	93
Lymph node metastasis				0.043
N0	74	44	30
N+	157	71	86
Distant metastasis				0.568
Yes	29	13	16
No	202	102	100
CEA level μg/L)				0.762
<5	187	94	93
≥5	44	21	23
Vessel or nerve invasion				0.843
Yes	45	23	22
No	186	92	94

Bold indicates statistical significant value.