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Table 1 Relationship between INPP4B expression and clinicopathological variables (n = 127)

From: Expression and functional characterization of INPP4B in gallbladder cancer patients and gallbladder cancer cells

Clinicopathological variables Total INPP4B expression p value
positive (58) negative (69)
Sex 0.862
 Male 36 16 20  
 Female 91 42 49  
Age (y) 0.984
 < 68 59 27 32  
 ≥ 68 68 31 37  
Tumor size (cm) 0.116
 < 2 67 35 32  
 ≥ 2 60 23 37  
Differentiation 0.026
 High/moderate 81 43 38  
 Low/undifferentiated 46 15 31  
Depth of invasion 0.754
 T1/T2 39 17 22  
 T3/T4 88 41 47  
Lymph node metastasis 0.405
 Yes 51 21 30  
 No 76 37 39  
TNM 0.735
 I/II 83 37 46  
 III/IV 44 21 23  
Gallstones 0.321
 Yes 84 41 43  
 No 43 17 26  
AFP (ug/L) 0.999
 < 20 122 56 66  
 ≥ 20 5 2 3  
CEA (ng/ML) 0.771
 < 5 100 45 55  
 ≥ 5 27 13 14  
CA199 (U/ML) 0.735
 < 37 83 37 46  
 ≥ 37 44 21 23  
  1. TNM tumor-node-metastasis, AFP alpha fetoprotein, CEA carcino-embryonic antigen, CA199 carbohydrate antigen 199
  2. p < 0.05 was defined statistically significant