Original Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1999.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 1999; 5(4): 316-319
Published online Aug 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i4.316
Table 2 Clinical data in gastric cancer cases
GroupsTelomerase activity
χ2P
Positive(n = 81)Negative(n = 13)
Tumor size (cm)
< 5 (n = 42)357
5.8 (n = 32)2930.8390.657
> 8 (n = 20)173
Histological grade
Well differentiated (n = 28)235
Moderately and well differentiated(n = 18)162
Poorly differentiated (n = 48)4260.5640.754
Invasion depth11
T1 (n = 2)11
T2 (n = 14)122
T3 (n = 38)335
T4 (n = 40)3550.3920.531
Lymph node metastasis
< 3 cm (n = 38)308
> 3 cm (n = 56)5152.7920.095
TNM stage
I (n = 2)11
II (n = 23)203
III (n = 42)375
IV (n = 27)2340.1350.714