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

Table 4

The association of MMP-7 status and clinicopathological outcome of gastric cancer.

Gastric mucosal pathology	MMP-7 status		OR; 95% CI	value
	Low expression ()	High expression ()
Lymphatic invasion (%)
Absent	99 (84.61)	64 (22.61)	0.27 (0.16-0.72)	0.022
Present	18 (15.38)	219 (77.38)	8.17 (4.47-12.39)	0.017
Vascular invasion (%)
Absent	89 (76.06)	52 (18.37)	0.58 (0.21-0.87)	0.036
Present	28 (23.93)	231 (81.62)	6.16 (4.26-9.89)	0.024
Histologic type (%)
Undifferentiated	35 (29.91)	189 (66.78)	2.46 (1.31-4.52)	0.014
Pathological TNM stage (%)
IV	32 (27.35)	144 (50.88)	1.48 (1.08-3.08)	0.047
CEA (%)
< 5.0 (ng/ml)	101 (86.32)	67 (23.67)	0.47 (0.28-0.88)	0.041
≥ 5.0 (ng/ml)	16 (13.67)	216 (76.32)	5.96 (2.12-8.12)	0.026

Multivariate regression model analysis. considered as statistically significant.