From: Epigenetic silencing of IGFBPL1 promotes esophageal cancer growth by activating PI3K-AKT signaling
Clinical factor | Number | IGFBPL1 methylation status | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unmethylated n = 255 50.28% | Methylated n = 246 49.10% | |||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.167 |
 < 63 | 252 | 136 | 116 |  |
 ≥ 63 | 249 | 119 | 130 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.102 |
 Male | 316 | 152 | 164 |  |
 Female | 185 | 103 | 82 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | Â | 0.009** |
 < 4 | 254 | 144 | 110 |  |
 ≥ 4 | 247 | 111 | 136 |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â | 0.518 |
 Well or moderate | 390 | 200 | 190 |  |
 Poor | 111 | 55 | 56 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.131 |
 Negative | 310 | 166 | 144 |  |
 Positive | 191 | 89 | 102 |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.012* |
 Stage I-II | 295 | 164 | 131 |  |
 Stage III-VI | 206 | 91 | 115 |  |
Distal metastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.070 |
 Yes | 58 | 36 | 22 |  |
 No | 443 | 219 | 224 |  |
Cancer embolus | Â | Â | Â | 0.848 |
 Yes | 15 | 8 | 7 |  |
 No | 486 | 247 | 239 |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | 0.277 |
 Yes | 271 | 144 | 127 |  |
 No | 230 | 111 | 119 |  |
Drinking | Â | Â | Â | 0.136 |
 Yes | 116 | 52 | 64 |  |
 No | 385 | 203 | 182 |  |
Inherited | Â | Â | Â | 0.806 |
 Yes | 136 | 68 | 68 |  |
 No | 365 | 187 | 178 |  |