Table 1 Association of GLUT-1 expression with clinicopathologic variables

From: Glucose transporter-1 in pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas: expression and survival analysis

Variables

GLUT-1 positive

GLUT-1 negative

n

P-value

Age

 <62 (median)

35%

65%

71

0.01a

 ≥62 (median)

56%

44%

84

 

Gender

 Female

51%

49%

83

0.57a

 Male

43%

57%

73

 

Tumor size

 Mean±s.d. (cm)

3.2±1.8

3.2±2.0

130

0.92c

Stage

 I, II

40%

54%

98

0.92b

 III, IV

52%

33%

23

 

Histology/differentiation

 TC

7%

93%

46

<0.001a

 AC

21%

79%

29

 

 LCNEC

74%

26%

23

 

 SCLC

78%

22%

63

 
  1. AC, atypical carcinoid; LCNEC, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; NEC, neuroendocrine carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung carcinoma; TC, typical carcinoid.
  2. aχ2 test.
  3. bFisher's exact test.
  4. cStudent's t-test.
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