Table 2 Associations between number of chromosomal alterations and grage, pT, and stage

From: Genetic alterations in 102 primary gastric cancers by comparative genomic hybridization: gain of 20q and loss of 18q are associated with tumor progression

Clinicopathologic parameters

Number of patients

Number of total alteration

P-value

Grade

1

29

14.93±5.24

 
 

2

24

12.83±5.06

vs 1, P=0.15

 

3

49

10.81±5.12

vs 1, P=0.001

pT

1

9

9.22±4.11

 
 

2a

14

13.50±5.64

vs 1, P=0.06

 

2b

22

13.45±5.80

vs 1, P=0.05

 

3

47

12.61±5.49

vs 1, P=0.08

 

4

10

11.00±3.83

vs 1, P=0.34

Stage

1a

8

8.75±4.13

 
 

1b

18

13.00±5.30

vs 1a, P=0.05

 

2

16

13.56±6.52

vs 1a, P=0.07

 

3a

14

12.85±6.82

vs 1a, P=0.14

 

3b

13

12.30±5.58

vs 1a, P=0.13

 

4

33

12.42±4.25

vs 1a, P=0.03

  1. P: Student's t-test.
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