Table 1 Correlation between serum adiponectin level and clinicopathological characteristics in gastric cancer patients.
From: Adiponectin receptor-1 expression is associated with good prognosis in gastric cancer
| Â | Adiponectin high group (n = 39) | Adiponectin low group (n = 61) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 63.5 ± 12.1 | 60.6 ± 13.2 | 0.275 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 20 | 46 | 0.013 |
   Female | 19 | 15 |  |
BMI | 22.1 ± 3.6 | 23.4 ± 3.9 | 0.079 |
Macroscopic type | Â | Â | Â |
   Elevated | 5 | 6 | 0.642 |
   Depressed/flat | 34 | 55 |  |
Depth of invasion | Â | Â | Â |
   T1 | 15 | 31 | 0.227 |
   T2, T3 and T4 | 24 | 30 |  |
Histological type | Â | Â | Â |
   differentiated | 17 | 22 | 0.558 |
   undifferentiated | 23 | 38 |  |
Lymphatic invasion | Â | Â | Â |
   positive | 32 | 42 | 0.142 |
   negative | 7 | 19 |  |
Venous invasion | Â | Â | Â |
   positive | 22 | 33 | 0.821 |
   negative | 17 | 28 |  |
Lymphatic metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
   positive | 23 | 34 | 0.750 |
   negative | 16 | 27 |  |
Peritoneal dissemination | Â | Â | Â |
   positive | 9 | 8 | 0.196 |
   negative | 30 | 53 |  |
Hematogenous metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
   positive | 1 | 3 | 0.558 |
   negative | 38 | 58 |  |
Stage | Â | Â | Â |
   I and II | 26 | 41 | 0.910 |
   III and IV | 13 | 20 |  |