Neuropilin-1 is associated with clinicopathology of gastric cancer and contributes to cell proliferation and migration as multifunctional co-receptors

Table 1 Relationship between NRP-1 protein expression and clinical pathological parameters

	Number	Lower level of NRP-1	Higher level of NRP-1	P value
Gender				0.738
Male	87	47	40
Female	54	25	29
Age median (range):53.4 (27–82)				0.345
<60	93	43	50
≥60	48	29	19
TNM stage				0.019
Stage 0	5	4	1
Stage I	26	20	6
Stage II	38	23	15
Stage III	49	18	31
Stage IV	23	7	16
WHO histologic classification				0.046
Tubular	67	38	29
Papillary	42	22	20
Mucinous	13	4	9
Poorly cohesive	11	3	8
Uncommon histologic variants	8	5	3
Differentiation				0.025
Well	35	27	8
Moderate	74	36	38
Poor	32	9	23

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