Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer

Table 1

Patient’s demographics data among gastric cancer patients and MMP-7 status.

Patient’s demographics data	MMP-7 status		value
	Low expression	High expression
Age ()	56.03 ± 10.42	59.32 ± 12.63	0.251
Sex (male (%))	65(55.55)	125(44.16)	0.097
Underlying condition (%)
HT	11(9.40)	22(7.77)	0.752
DM	15(12.82)	30(10.60)	0.413
Hyperlipidemia	8(6.83)	10(3.53)	0.073
Smoking	19(16.23)	40(14.13)	0.348
Alcohol	15(12.82)	20(7.06)	0.169
Family history of gastric cancer	4(3.41)	11(3.88)	0.983
MMP-7 (positive () (%))	117(29.25)	283(70.75)	0.001

Comparison between the groups were done by using ANOVA. considered as statistically significant.