Clinicopathologic parameters | MELK protein | P | |
---|---|---|---|
 | −(n = 27) | +(n = 51) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤60 | 12 | 23 | 0.522 |
 >60 | 15 | 21 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 21 | 38 | 0.749 |
 Female | 6 | 13 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤5 | 17 | 33 | 0.879 |
 >5 | 10 | 18 |  |
Lauren classification | Â | Â | Â |
 Intestinal | 2 | 25 | <0.001 |
 Diffuse | 25 | 26 |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â |
 Poorly, undifferentiated | 25 | 31 | 0.003 |
 Well, moderatelly | 2 | 20 |  |
Local invasion | Â | Â | Â |
 T1,T2 | 6 | 14 | 0.615 |
 T3,T4 | 21 | 37 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 3 | 14 | 0.096 |
 Yes | 24 | 37 |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â |
 I,II | 5 | 12 | 0.61 |
 III,IV | 22 | 39 |  |