Table 2 Correlation between ITGB4 expression and clinicopathological factors

From: Upregulation of integrin β4 promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and is a novel prognostic marker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Factors

Total, n (%)

ITGB4 expression, n (%)

P-value

  

Low

High

 

Age (years)

   

0.072

 <60

33 (25)

20 (15)

13 (10)

 

 ≥60

101 (75)

43 (32)

58 (43)

 

Gender

   

0.147

 Male

85 (63)

44 (33)

41 (31)

 

 Female

49 (37)

19 (14)

30 (22)

 

Tumor size

   

0.327

 <3 cm

77 (57)

39 (29)

38 (28)

 

 ≥3 cm

57 (43)

24 (18)

33 (25)

 

Tumor location

   

0.499

 Pancreas head

89 (66)

40 (30)

49 (37)

 

 Body and tail

45 (37)

23 (17)

22 (16)

 

Grade

   

< 0.001b

 1/2

100 (75)

58 (43)

42 (31)

 

 3

34 (25)

5 (4)

29 (22)

 

Lymphatic invasion

   

1.000a

 Absent

4 (3)

2 (1)

2 (1)

 

 Present

130 (97)

61 (46)

69 (52)

 

Neural invasion

   

0.051a

 Absent

7 (5)

6 (4)

1 (1)

 

 Present

127 (95)

57 (43)

70 (52)

 

Major vessel involvement

   

0.464

 Negative

85 (63)

42 (31)

43 (32)

 

 Positive

49 (37)

21 (16)

28 (21)

 

Margin status

   

0.815

 Negative

97 (72)

45 (34)

52 (39)

 

 Positive

37 (28)

18 (13)

19 (14)

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

0.022b

 Negative

27 (20)

18 (13)

9 (7)

 

 Positive

107 (80)

45 (34)

62 (46)

 

UICC stage

   

NA

 IA

3 (2)

1 (1)

2 (1)

 

 IB

2 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

 IIA

22 (16)

16 (12)

6 (4)

 

 IIB

104 (78)

44 (33)

60 (45)

 

 III

2 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

 IV

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

 
  1. Abbreviations: NA, not assessed; UICC, Union for International Cancer Control.
  2. aAnalyzed by the Fischer’s exact test; others were analyzed by the χ2 test.
  3. bSignificant.