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Table 2 Relationship between the clinical-pathological data and the lymphatic vascular density

From: The relationship between lymphatic vascular density and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) expression with clinical-pathological features and survival in pancreatic adenocarcinomas

Characteristics

LVD

p-value

 

< 15 vessels

> 15 vessels

 

Gender

  

0.793

Male

22

12

 

Female

20

9

 

Age

  

0.884

<60

20

11

 

60-74

14

7

 

>74

8

3

 

Alcohol consumption

  

0.791

No

25

12

 

Yes

16

9

 

Tobacco consumption

  

1

No

26

13

 

Yes

15

8

 

DM 2

  

0.260

No

29

18

 

Yes

13

3

 

Chronic Pancreatitis

  

0.767

No

34

16

 

Yes

7

5

 

Histologic Grade

  

0.974

Well differentiated

12

6

 

Moderately differentiated

22

11

 

Poorly differentiated

5

3

 

Lymph node metastasis

  

0.165

No

26

10

 

Yes

12

11

 

Distant metastasis

  

0.287

No

14

10

 

Yes

28

11

 

Death

  

0.002*

No

2

8

 

Yes

40

13

 
  1. *A value of p<0.05 were considered significant.