Factors | No. of patients (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
BCAT1 low expression | BCAT1 high expression | p | |
Age (y) | Â | Â | 0.9626 |
  ≥ 59 | 28 | 19 |  |
 <59 | 26 | 18 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.2141 |
 Male | 41 | 32 |  |
 Female | 13 | 5 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | *0.0499 |
  ≥ 3 | 30 | 28 |  |
 <3 | 24 | 9 |  |
Pathologic stage (pTNM) | Â | Â | *0.0113 |
 I | 10 | 1 |  |
 II | 29 | 16 |  |
 III | 15 | 20 |  |
T stage | Â | Â | *0.0233 |
 1 | 9 | 1 |  |
 2 | 12 | 6 |  |
 3 | 31 | 28 |  |
 4 | 2 | 2 |  |
N stage | Â | Â | 0.1423 |
 0 | 37 | 19 |  |
 1 | 14 | 12 |  |
 2 | 3 | 6 |  |
Differentiation grade | Â | Â | *0.0320 |
 Well | 9 | 3 |  |
 Moderate | 28 | 14 |  |
 Poor | 17 | 20 |  |