Tumor-infiltrating platelets predict postoperative recurrence and survival in resectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Table 2 The relationship between CD42b expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of patients

Factor	CD42b expression		P value
	Negative	Positive
Age in yr			0.157
< 54	33	23
≥ 54	26	31
Gender			0.968
Male	26	24
Female	33	30
Tumor location			0.186
Head	31	35
Body, Tail	28	19
Tumor grade			0.439
1	54	47
2	5	7
TNM stage			0.556
1, 2	36	30
3	23	24
Functional pNET			1.00
No	56	52
Yes	3	2
Platelet count, as × 109/L			0.928
< 225	29	27
≥ 225	30	27
MPV in fL			0.298
< 11.1	32	24
≥ 11.1	27	30
PLR			0.507
< 130.7	31	25
≥ 130.7	28	29

P < 0.05 was statistically significant. pNET: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; MPV: Mean platelet volume; PLR: Platelet lymphoid ratio; TNR: Tumor, nodes, metastases.