Table 1 Association of UCHL3 levels with clinical and pathological features of GC patients.
Variables | N | Tumor UCHL3 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UCHL3High (%) | UCHL3Low (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
<65 | 91 | 56 (61.5) | 35 (38.5) | 0.366 |
≥65 | 36 | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 89 | 53 (59.6) | 36 (40.4) | 0.862 |
Female | 38 | 22 (57.9) | 16 (42.1) | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
<5 | 77 | 40 (51.9) | 37 (48.1) | 0.043 |
≥5 | 50 | 35 (70.0) | 15 (30.0) | |
Differentiation | ||||
Well or moderately poor | 36 | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | 0.614 |
91 | 55 (60.4) | 36 (39.6) | ||
TNM stage | ||||
I-II | 29 | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 0.028 |
III-IV | 98 | 63 (64.3) | 35 (35.7) | |
Depth of invasion | ||||
T1-T3 | 11 | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 0.750 |
T4 | 116 | 69 (59.1) | 47 (40.5) | |
Tumor location | ||||
Proximal | 44 | 30 (68.2) | 14 (31.8) | 0.128 |
Distal | 83 | 45 (54.2) | 38 (45.8) | |
Lauren classification | ||||
Intestinal type | 74 | 47 (63.5) | 27 (36.5) | 0.227 |
Diffuse type | 43 | 28 (52.8) | 25 (47.2) | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
N0-1 | 40 | 18 (45.0) | 22 (55.0) | 0.029 |
N2-3 | 87 | 57 (65.5) | 30 (34.5) | |
