Table 1 Correlation of p-PTEN expression with clinicopathologic features in GC patients
Variables | p-PTEN expression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All cases (n = 90) | Low expression (n = 46) | High expression (n = 44) | p value | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 53 | 25 | 28 | 0.371 |
 Female | 37 | 21 | 16 | |
Age (years) | ||||
  ≥ 63 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 0.822 |
  < 63 | 44 | 24 | 20 | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
  ≥ 5.5 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 0.297 |
  < 5.5 | 48 | 27 | 21 | |
Location | ||||
 Upper 1/3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.465 |
 Middle | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
 Low 1/3 | 51 | 29 | 22 | |
 Remnant | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
T classification | ||||
 T1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.019 |
 T2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
 T3 | 53 | 30 | 23 | |
 T4 | 23 | 6 | 17 | |
N classification | ||||
 N0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.000 |
 N1/N2/N3 | 68 | 25 | 43 | |
Clinical stage | ||||
 I/II | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.000 |
 III/IV | 54 | 14 | 40 | |