Table 1 Correlation between FGL2 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of ccRCC patients.

From: Increased expression of Fibrinogen-Like Protein 2 is associated with poor prognosis in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Characteristic

Cases

FGL2 expression

P b

n = 170

Low(n = 67)

High(n = 103)

Gender

   

0.997

  Male

104 (61.2%)

41

63

 

  Female

66 (38.8%)

26

40

 

Age(years)a

   

0.225

  ≤55

96 (56.5%)

34

62

 

  >55

74 (43.5%)

33

41

 

Tunor size(cm)a

   

0.002*

  ≤4

89 (52.4%)

45

44

 

  >4

81(47.6%)

22

59

 

T classification

   

0.003*

  T1-T2

132 (77.6%)

60

72

 

  T3-T4

38 (22.4%)

7

31

 

N classification

   

0.266

  N0

162 (95.3%)

62

100

 

  N1

8 (4.7%)

5

3

 

TNM stage

   

0.002*

  I-II

138 (81.2%)

62

76

 

  III-IV

32 (18.8%)

5

27

 

Fuhrman grade

   

0.763

  1-2

117 (68.8%)

47

70

 

  3-4

53 (31.2%)

20

33

 

Necrosis

   

0.714

  Absent

153 (90%)

61

92

 

  Present

17 (10%)

6

11

 
  1. Abbreviations: FGL2 = Fibrinogen-like protein 2; ccRCC = clear cell renal cell carcinoma. aSplit at median; b P-value from Chi-square or Fisher exact test; *Statistically significant (P < 0.05).
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