|  | STOML2 expression | p value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | All cases (n = 215) | Low (%) (n = 86) | High (%) (n = 129) | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.569 |
Male | 132 | 55 (33.8) | 77 (66.2) | Â |
Female | 83 | 31 (34.9) | 52 (65.1) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.405 |
< 61 | 103 | 38 (35.6) | 65 (64.4) |  |
≥61 | 112 | 48 (32.8) | 64 (67.2) |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â | 0.085 |
Well | 81 | 40 (37.0) | 41 (63.0) | Â |
Moderate | 105 | 37 (36.2) | 68 (63.8) | Â |
Poor and undifferentiated | 29 | 9 (28.1) | 20 (71.9) | Â |
T stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.026 |
T1 + T2 | 30 | 18 (55.0) | 12 (45.0) |  |
T3 + T4 | 185 | 68 (29.9) | 117 (70.1) |  |
Lymph node metastasis |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
Absent (N0) | 114 | 62 (52.0) | 52 (48.0) | Â |
Present (N1–2) | 101 | 24 (20.9) | 77 (79.1) |  |
Distant metastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.008 |
Absent (M0) | 168 | 60(38.2) | 108 (61.8) | Â |
Present (M1) | 23 | 2 (6.7) | 21 (93.3) | Â |
AJCC classification |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
I | 24 | 15 | 9 | Â |
II | 88 | 47 | 41 | Â |
III | 80 | 22 | 58 | Â |
IV | 23 | 2 | 21 | Â |