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Table 4 Relationship between clinicopathologic parameters and the expression of TNFRSF14 in GC

From: Interaction between DNMT3B and MYH11 via hypermethylation regulates gastric cancer progression

Parameters

Total cases

TNFRSF14 mRNA expression

p value

TNFRSF14 IHC score

p value

(n = 40)

High (n = 20)

Low (n = 20)

High (n = 20)

Low (n = 20)

Sex

Male

26

16

10

0.0958

13

13

>  0.9999

Female

14

4

10

7

7

Age

≧60

21

8

13

0.2049

9

12

0.5273

(year)

<  60

19

12

7

11

8

Tumor size

≧3

25

17

8

**0.0079

16

9

*0.0484

(cm)

<  3

15

3

12

4

11

TNM stage

I + II

17

3

14

**0.0011

2

15

***0.0004

III + IV

23

17

6

18

5

Tumor site

Upper GC

22

11

11

>  0.9999

14

8

0.1110

Distal end GC

18

9

9

6

12

Lymph node metastasis

Positive

25

17

8

**0.0079

19

6

***0.0002

Negative

15

3

12

1

14

  1. Note: Fisher’s exact test was used to test for the clinicopathologic parameters of the patients. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. TNFRSF14/HVEM, herpes virus entry mediator; GC, gastric cancer; TNM, tumor, node, metastases; IHC, immunohistochemistry