Table 1.
Relationship between the expression level of OSbp2 and the clinicopathological parameters of pancreatic cancer patients.
| Clinical parameters | N | OSBP2 expression | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| [n (%)] | [n (%)] | |||
| Sex | 0.284 | |||
| Male | 63 | 49 (77.8) | 14 (22.2) | |
| Female | 37 | 32 (86.5) | 5 (13.5) | |
| Age (years) | 0.135 | |||
| <60 | 47 | 41 (87.2) | 6 (12.8) | |
| ≥60 | 53 | 40 (75.5) | 13 (24.5) | |
| Nerve invasion | 0.011 | |||
| Yes | 58 | 52 (89.7) | 6 (10.3) | |
| No | 42 | 29 (69.0) | 13 (31.0) | |
| Pathological grading | 0.018 | |||
| I | 12 | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | |
| II | 78 | 66 (84.6) | 12 (15.4) | |
| III | 10 | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | |
| AJCC stage | 1.000 | |||
| I-II | 98 | 79 (80.6) | 19 (19.4) | |
| III–IV | 2 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.427 | |||
| Absent (N0) | 55 | 43 (78.2) | 12 (21.8) | |
| Present (N1–3) | 45 | 38 (84.4) | 7 (15,6) | |
All data are expressed as the number of patients (%). P-values were calculated using SPSS 17.0 using a Chi-square test. P-values <0.05 were considered to indicate statistical significance. OSBP2, Oxysterol-binding protein 2; AJCC stage, American cancer Joint Committee stage.