Research Article
Upregulated Solute Carrier SLC39A1 Promotes Gastric Cancer Proliferation and Indicates Unfavorable Prognosis
Table 1
Correlations between SLC39A1 protein level with patients’ characteristics.
| Characteristic | Case (n = 154) | SLC39A1 protein level | -value | Low (n = 77) | High (n = 77) |
| Age | ≤60 yrs | 64 | 30 | 34 | 0.513 | >60 yrs | 90 | 47 | 43 |
| Sex | Female | 43 | 17 | 26 | 0.106 | Male | 111 | 60 | 51 |
| Localization | Upper 1/3 | 85 | 46 | 39 | 0.257 | Lower 2/3 | 69 | 31 | 38 |
| Tumor diameter | ≤5.0 cm | 109 | 63 | 46 | 0.003 | >5.0 cm | 45 | 14 | 31 |
| Differentiation | Well/moderate | 56 | 29 | 27 | 0.738 | Poor | 98 | 48 | 50 |
| T stage | T1/T2 | 58 | 43 | 15 | <0.001 | T3/T4 | 96 | 34 | 62 |
| LN metastasis | Negative | 54 | 34 | 20 | 0.018 | Positive | 100 | 43 | 57 |
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