Clinicopathological Features | Group A (Positive) (n = 82)(%) | Group B (Negative) (n = 75)(%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.287 |
Male | 59(72.0) | 48(64.0) | Â |
Female | 23(38.0) | 27(36.0) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 0.128 |
   <57.2 years | 45(54.9) | 32(42.7) |  |
   ≥57.2 years | 37(45.1) | 43(57.8) |  |
Tumor site | Â | Â | 0.040 |
   Upper | 31(37.8) | 18(24.0) |  |
   Middle or Lower | 51(62.2) | 57(76.0) |  |
Tumor size (Mean ± SD) | 5.64 ± 2.82 | 5.84 ± 2.99 | 0.671 |
Gross type | Â | Â | 0.816 |
   Early GC I | 1(1.2) | 1(1.3) |  |
   Early GC III | 10(12.2) | 7(9.3) |  |
   Borrmann I | 15(18.3) | 12(16.0) |  |
   Borrmann II | 37(45.1) | 32(42.7) |  |
   Borrmann III | 11(13.4) | 15(20.0) |  |
   Borrmann IV | 8(9.8) | 8(10.7) |  |
Histological Differentiate | Â | Â | 0.236 |
   Well | 36(43.9) | 28(37.3) |  |
   Poorly | 35(42.7) | 31(41.3) |  |
   Mucous/Signet-ring cell | 11(13.4) | 16(21.3) |  |
Depth of tumor invasion | Â | Â | 0.749 |
   T1 | 4(4.9) | 2(2.7) |  |
   T2 | 9(11.0) | 9(12.0) |  |
   T3 | 58(70.7) | 54(72.0) |  |
   T4 | 11(13.4) | 10(13.3) |  |
Lymph-node metastasis | Â | Â | 0.039 |
   N0 | 30(36.6) | 16(21.3) |  |
   N1 | 29(35.4) | 29(38.7) |  |
   N2 | 14(17.1) | 19(25.3) |  |
   N3 | 9(11.0) | 11(14.7) |  |
Distant metastases | Â | Â | 0.822 |
   M0 | 71(86.6) | 64(84.0) |  |
   M1 | 11(13.4) | 11(16.0) |  |
UICC stage | Â | Â | 0.124 |
   I | 10(12.2) | 6(8.0) |  |
   II | 20(24.4) | 13(17.3) |  |
   III | 32(39.0) | 32(42.7) |  |
   IV | 20(24.4) | 24(32.0) |  |
surgery | Â | Â | 0.943 |
   Curative | 65(79.8) | 62(85.3) |  |
   palliative | 17(20.7) | 11(14.7) |  |
Tumor marker | Â | Â | Â |
   CEA |  |  | 0.026 |
<5 μg/L | 64(11.0) | 51(68.0) |  |
≥5 μg/L | 9 (78.0) | 19(25.3) |  |
   CA199 |  |  | 0.346 |
<30 μg/L | 44(53.7) | 44(58.7) |  |
≥30 μg/L | 12(14.6) | 18(24.0) |  |
   P53 |  |  | 0.827 |
positive | 9(11.0) | 8(10.7) | Â |
negative | 40(48.8) | 40(53.3) | Â |