Table 2 Twist1 in PCa patients serum and clinicopathological parameters
No. specimens(%) | Twist1 mRNA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≥1.5 | <1.5 | P value | ||
Histology | ||||
BPH | 39 | 9 | 30 | 0.000 |
PCa | 58 | 50 | 8 | |
Age (years) | ||||
<60 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0.345 |
≥60 | 55 | 32 | 23 | |
Histological stage | ||||
Ta-T2 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 0.002 |
T3-T4 | 38 | 32 | 6 | |
Gleason scroe | ||||
<7 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 0.003 |
≥7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | |