Table 1 Association of TPPP expression with clinicopathological features of PDAC
Variable | Group | TPPP expression | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | High | Low | Â |
Gender | ||||
| Â | Male | 5 | 40 | 0.081 |
| Â | Female | 8 | 18 | |
Age (year) | ||||
|  | ≤65 | 9 | 47 | 0.571 |
| Â | >65 | 4 | 11 | |
TNM stage | ||||
| Â | I-IIA | 10 | 37 | 0.562 |
| Â | IIB-IV | 3 | 21 | |
Diameter (cm) | ||||
|  | ≤3 | 4 | 23 | 0.779 |
| Â | >3 | 9 | 35 | |
Location | ||||
| Â | Head | 10 | 40 | 0.817 |
| Â | Body, tail | 3 | 18 | |
T stage | ||||
| Â | T1 or T2 | 12 | 51 | 1.000 |
| Â | T3 or T4 | 1 | 7 | |
N stage | ||||
| Â | Absent | 10 | 39 | 0.726 |
| Â | Present | 3 | 19 | |
M stage | ||||
| Â | Absent | 11 | 53 | 0.822 |
| Â | Present | 2 | 5 | |
Blood vessel invasion | ||||
| Â | Absent | 11 | 30 | 0.030* |
| Â | Present | 2 | 28 | |
Histological grade | ||||
|  | I/I–II/II | 9 | 37 | 0.960 |
|  | II–III/III | 4 | 21 | |
