Table 1 Association of S100A9-positive inflammatory cell count in cancer tissues with clinicopathological parameters in gastric cancer patients

Sex

0.125

Male

74

50

Female

25

28

Age

0.089

<50

32

18

50-59

24

12

60-69

33

33

> = 70

10

15

Tumor location

0.271

Cardia

26

15

Non-cardia

73

63

Depth of tumor invasion**

0.011

T1

3

2

T2

7

19

T3

69

42

T4

20

15

Lymph node metastasis

0.009

N0

13

23

N1

32

30

N2

32

17

N3

22

8

Liver metastasis

0.571

Negative

89

68

Positive

10

10

TNM stage

0.002

І

3

12

II

37

35

III

50

21

IV

9

10

Vascular invasion

0.742

Negative

38

31

Positive

58

43

Not recorded*

3

4

Differentiation**

0.472

Well

2

4

Moderately + Poorly

82

66

Other types

13

6

Not determined

2

2