Table 1 Expression of E-cadherin and clinicopathological characteristics in gastric cancer patients
| Item | n | E-cadherin (+) | E-cadherin (-) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric cancer tissue | 50 | 16 | 34 | <0.01 |
| Adjacent tissue | 50 | 37 | 13 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 34 | 10 | 24 | 0.494* |
| Female | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| Age (year) | ||||
| ≤60 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1.000* |
| >60 | 24 | 8 | 16 | |
| Histological grade | ||||
| Well – differentiated | 14 | 8 | 6 | <0.01 |
| Moderately differentiated | 25 | 7 | 18 | |
| Poor differentiated | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| + | 24 | 4 | 20 | <0.01 |
| - | 26 | 12 | 14 | |
| Ki67 | ||||
| + | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0.356* |
| - | 33 | 10 | 23 |