Table 1 Association between UCA1 expression and clinical parameters of GC patients
 | UCA1 expression |  | |
---|---|---|---|
Clinical parameter | High group ( N =22) | Low group ( N =17) | P -value ( χ 2 -test) |
Age (years) | |||
 >60 | 17 | 10 | 0.226 |
 <60 | 5 | 7 |  |
Gender | |||
 Male | 14 | 10 | 0.767 |
 Female | 8 | 7 |  |
Tumor sizes | |||
 >5 cm | 12 | 8 | 0.767 |
 <5 cm | 10 | 9 |  |
Tumor location | |||
 Distal | 18 | 13 | 0.691 |
 Proximal | 4 | 4 |  |
Differentiation | |||
 Well to moderate | 18 | 14 | 0.653 |
 Poor | 4 | 3 |  |
T stage | Â | Â | 0.226 |
 T1+T2 | 2 | 4 |  |
 T3+T4 | 20 | 13 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | |||
 Negative | 4 | 10 | **0.008 |
 Positive | 18 | 7 |  |
TNM stages | |||
 I, II | 3 | 8 | *0.021 |
 III, IV | 19 | 9 |  |