Table 1. Correlation analyses between clinicopathological characteristics and the albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR).

Characteristics	N	AAPR		χ2	P value
		High (≥0.437)	Low (<0.437)
Age				0.543	0.461
≥63 years	124	48	76
<63 years	103	35	68
Gender				0.072	0.789
Male	170	63	107
Female	57	20	37
T stage				13.427	0.004
I	41	25	16
II	116	37	79
III	43	14	28
IV	28	7	21
N stage				6.199	0.185
0	26	15	11
I	106	37	69
II	35	12	23
IIIA	28	10	18
IIIB	32	9	23
TNM				8.697	0.013
I	28	16	12
II	123	47	76
III	76	20	56
Lauren’s classification				2.430	0.297
Intestine	163	61	102
Diffuse	48	14	34
Mix	16	8	8
Vascular invasion				0.212	0.646
Negative	135	51	84
Positive	92	32	60
Nerve invasion				0.094	0.759
Negative	131	49	82
Positive	96	34	62
Anemia				0.808	0.369
No	153	59	94
Yes	74	24	50
HER2				1.031	0.310
Negative	183	64	119
Positive	44	19	25
Site				3.15	0.369
Cardia	72	31	41
Fundus	15	7	8
Body	93	30	63
Pylorus	47	15	32
Smoking				3.112	0.078
No	159	64	95
Yes	68	19	49
Drinking				3.457	0.063
No	173	69	104
Yes	54	14	40
Diabetes				0.001	0.979
No	208	76	132
Yes	19	7	12
Hepatitis B				24.661	0.000
No	191	83	108
Yes	36	0	36
Helicobacter pylori				0.088	0.767
No	164	59	105
Yes	63	24	39
Treatment				7.3	0.026
No	36	20	16
2	98	35	63
3	93	28	65