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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2012; 18(4): 368-374
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.368
Table 3 Association between ICAM-1 +469 A/G polymorphism and clinicopathological parameters of patients with gastric cancer
VariablesTotalICAM-1 +469 A/G genotype
P value
(n = 332)AA(n = 190) (%)AG + GG(n = 142) (%)
Age (yr)0.733
mean ± SE57.17 ± 0.9457.64 ± 0.99
Gender0.355
Male208115 (60.5)93 (65.5)
Female12475 (39.5)49 (34.5)
Tumor size0.154
≤ 5cm174106 (55.8)68 (47.9)
> 5cm15884 (44.2)74 (52.1)
Differentiation0.760
Well12070 (36.8)50 (35.2)
Poor212120 (63.2)92 (34.8)
Lymph node metastasis0.928
Negative10258 (30.5)44 (31.0)
Positive230132 (69.5)98 (69.0)
Vascular invasion0.408
Negative17697 (51.1)79 (55.6)
Positive15693 (48.9)63 (44.4)
Distant metastasis0.002
Negative286154 (81.1)132 (93.0)
Positive4636 (18.9)10 (7.0)
TNM stages0.046a
I6235 (18.4)27 (19.0)
II6035 (18.4)25 (17.6)
III13468 (35.8)66 (46.5)
IV7652 (27.4)24 (16.9)