Table 1 Association of AEG-1 expression with clinicopathological characteristics of PDAC patients
Characteristics | AEG-1 expression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low or none N (%) | High N (%) | Chi-square test, P-value | ||
Gender | Male | 31 (29.52) | 32 (30.48) | 0.172 |
Female | 15 (14.29) | 27 (25.71) | ||
Age (years) | < 60 | 23 (21.90) | 20 (19.05) | 0.096 |
≥ 60 | 23 (21.90) | 39 (37.15) | ||
Localization | Head of the pancreas | 28 (26.67) | 46 (43.81) | 0.057 |
Body/tail of the pancreas | 18 (17.14) | 13 (12.38) | ||
Tumor size | ≤ 2 | 10 (9.52) | 4 (3.81) | 0.025 |
> 2 | 36 (34.29) | 55 (52.38) | ||
Clinical Stage | I | 19 (18.10) | 12 (11.43) | 0.004 |
II | 6 (5.71) | 4 (3.81) | ||
III | 15 (14.29) | 25 (23.81) | ||
IV | 6 (5.71) | 18 (17.14) | ||
T classification | T1 | 10 (9.52) | 4 (3.81) | 0.006 |
T2 | 29 (27.62) | 33 (31.43) | ||
T3 | 3 (2.85) | 11 (10.48) | ||
T4 | 4 (3.81) | 11 (10.48) | ||
N classification | N0 | 29 (27.62) | 20 (19.05) | 0.003 |
N1 | 17 (16.19) | 39 (37.14) | ||
M classification | No | 43 (40.95) | 43 (40.95) | 0.007 |
Yes | 3 (2.86) | 16 (15.24) | ||
Histological Grades | Well-differentiated | 1 (0.95) | 2 (1.90) | 0.052 |
Moderately differentiated | 40 (30.10) | 45 (42.86) | ||
Poorly differentiated | 4 (3.81) | 13 (12.38) | ||
Histological Types | Classical ductal adenocarcinoma | 43 (40.95) | 48 (45.73) | 0.097 |
Adenosquamous carcinomas | 2 (1.90) | 5 (4.76) | ||
Undifferentiated carcinomas | 0 (1.00) | 4 (3.81) | ||
Mixed ducal-neuroendocrine carcinoma | 1 (0.95) | 2 (1.90) | ||
Alcohol drinking | No | 24 (22.86) | 40 (38.09) | 0.104 |
Yes | 22 (20.95) | 19 (18.10) | ||
Tobacco smoking | No | 28 (26.67) | 28 (26.67) | 0.172 |
Yes | 18 (17.14) | 31 (29.52) | ||