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Table 1 The correlation of Piwil1 expression with clinicopathological features in endometrial cancer

From: Stem cell protein Piwil1 endowed endometrial cancer cells with stem-like properties via inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition

 

Cases (n)

Piwil1 IS

Mean ± SD

P value

Age

 ≤55

34

4.9 ± 1.1

 

 >55

49

4.9 ± 1.0

0.9

FIGO stage

 I – II

78

4.9 ± 1.0

 

 III - IV

5

6.4 ± 0.9

0.005

Histological grade

 G1 - G2

73

4.9 ± 1.1

 

 G3

10

5.5 ± 0.8

0.11

Lymphovascular space involvement

 No

68

4.8 ± 1.0

 

 Yes

15

5.9 ± 0.8

0.00

Lymph node metastasis

 No

79

4.9 ± 1.1

 

 Yes

4

6.3 ± 1.0

0.03

Myometrial invasion

 ≤1/2

70

4.9 ± 1.0

 

 >1/2

13

5.7 ± 1.2

0.02

  1. Significance of difference (P value) between categories was analyzed by Mann–Whitney U test. P < 0.05 for the significance of difference