Krüppel-like factor 8 overexpression is correlated with angiogenesis and poor prognosis in gastric cancer

Table 1 Krüppel-like factor 8 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in gastric cancer

Variables	Cases (n)	KLF8 expression		P value
		Negative	Positive
Sex				0.856
Male	122	55	67
Female	32	15	17
Age (yr)				0.136
≤ 60	89	45	44
> 60	65	25	40
Tumor (cm)				< 0.001
≤ 5	92	53	39
> 5	62	17	45
Tumor differentiation				0.608
Well	14	8	6
Moderate	43	18	25
Poor	97	44	53
Local invasion				0.005
T1-T2	31	21	10
T3-T4	123	49	74
Regional lymph node metastasis				0.029
N0	45	26	19
N1	37	20	17
N2	33	9	24
N3	39	15	24
Distant metastasis				0.023
No	141	68	73
Yes	13	2	11
TNM stage				0.002
I	20	14	6
II	54	30	24
III	67	24	43
IV	13	2	11

TNM: Tumor node metastasis; KLF8: Krüppel-like factor 8.