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Table 1 Relationship between pathologic characteristics and Nrf2 and SUVmax

From: Clinically significant association of elevated expression of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 expression with higher glucose uptake and progression of upper urinary tract cancer

 

Nrf2

SUVmax

Number

mean ± S.D

p value

Number

mean ± S.D

p value

tumor

107

2.9 ± 2.1

P <  0.0001

42

7.3 ± 3.6

 

non-tumor

107

set at 1.0

  

Location

renal pelvis

48

2.8 ± 1.3

P = 0.4729

19

7.8 ± 3.2

P = 0.6273

ureter

59

3.3 ± 1.7

23

7.4 ± 3.8

Size (diameter)

2.7 cm >

54

2.1 ± 1.5

P < 0.0001

21

4.6 ± 2.5

P = 0.0029

>  2.7 cm

53

4.8 ± 2.9

21

9.9 ± 5.1

Grade

Grade 1

11

2.3 ± 1.2

P < 0.0001

6

4.3 ± 0.3

P = 0.0043

Grade 2

54

2.0 ± 1.4

21

5.8 ± 1.7

Grade 3

42

3.8 ± 2.5

15

9.4 ± 4.5

pT

< pT1

22

1.9 ± 1.4

P < 0.0001

7

5.4 ± 2.2

P = 0.0024

pT2

35

2.1 ± 1.4

13

5.9 ± 1.1

pT3

38

3.0 ± 1.8

14

8.9 ± 3.8

pT4

12

5.7 ± 3.2

8

12.5 ± 5.6

pN

pN0

89

2.5 ± 1.9

P = 0.0084

29

6.9 ± 3.1

P = 0.0162

pN1–2

18

4.2 ± 2.7

13

13.7 ± 5.2

LVI

LVI 0

43

1.8 ± 0.9

P < 0.0001

17

5.8 ± 1.9

P = 0.0234

LVI 1

64

3.8 ± 2.4

25

8.3 ± 4.3