Differential Expression of Cholecystokinin A Receptor in Gallbladder Cancer in the Young and Elderly Suggests Two Subsets of the Same Disease?

Table 2

Characteristics of controls and gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients.

Parameters	Normal, 𝑛 (%)	GBC, 𝑛 (%)
Total	25	39
Male	11 (44)	12 (30.77)
Female	14 (56)	27 (69.23)
Mean age (years) ± S.D.	41.24±13.27	43.87±12.39
Range	19–63	21–65
Presence of gallstones	0	28 (71.79)
Stage	N/A^a
II		22 (56.41)
III		17 (43.59)
Tumor differentiation	N/A^a
Poorly and moderately		20 (51.28)
Well		19 (48.72)

aN/A: not applicable.