Research Article

Methylation of DLEC1 Promoter Is a Predictor for Recurrence in Chinese Patients with Gastric Cancer

Table 2

The sensitivity and specificity of clinicopathological factors for recurrence.

FactorsRecurrenceSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

Tumor size (cm)
 <4 853843.3%58.0%46.0%55.3%
 ≥4 6329
Depth of invasion
 Tis-1 1022759.7%92.5%86.9%73.5%
 T2-4 4640
Lymphatic invasion
 Positive181623.9%97.5%88.9%60.8%
 Negative13051
Venous invasion
 Positive9710.4%97.5%77.8%56.8%
 Negative13960
TNM staging
 0-I 411380.6%34.7%50.5%68.3%
 II–IV 10754
Lauren classification
 Intestinal type 822562.7%70.4%63.6%69.5%
 Diffuse type 6642