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Table 2 Association between CTGF expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with gastric cancer (n = 110)

From: Downregulation of connective tissue growth factor inhibits the growth and invasion of gastric cancer cells and attenuates peritoneal dissemination

 

CTGF expression

 
 

Negative

Positive

P value

Gender

   

Male

33

34

0.779

Female

20

23

 

Age (years)

   

≤ 65

35

40

0.642

> 65

18

17

 

Tumor size (cm)

   

< 5

26

25

0.585

≥ 5

27

32

 

Tumor location

   

Lower

42

37

0.413

Middle

5

8

 

Upper

3

6

 

Entire

3

6

 

Histologic grade

   

Differentiated

26

17

0.039*

Undifferentiated

27

40

 

Lauren grade

   

Intestinal

28

21

0.108

Diffuse

25

36

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

Negative

23

12

0.012*

Positive

30

45

 

TNM stage

   

I

11

8

0.080

II

15

9

 

III

20

22

 

IV

7

18

 

Hepatic metastasis

   

Negative

50

55

0.588

Positive

3

2

 

Peritoneal dissemination

   

Negative

50

44

0.011*

Positive

3

13

 
  1. *P < 0.05; CTGF, connective tissue growth factor.
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