Research Article

Serum Levels of Resistin, Adiponectin, and Apelin in Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients

Table 4

Relationship between clinic-pathological parameters and serum levels of resistin, adiponectin, and apelin in GEC patients.

Resistin (ng/mL)Adiponectin ( g/mL)Apelin (pg/mL)
mean ± SD mean ± SD mean ± SD

Histological type0.4950.2770.065
 scc ( )10.9 ± 3.39.02 ± 4.33886 ± 127
 adca ( )10.4 ± 3.48.08 ± 3.59836 ± 118
TNM stage0.2230.2600.381
 II ( )9.2 ± 3.39.3 ± 3.8889 ± 117
 III ( )10.7 ± 2.77.9 ± 4.8818 ± 176
 IV ( )11.2 ± 3.67.2 ± 2.5862 ± 199
Tumor stage (T)0.3300.4840.231
 T2 ( )9.1 ± 3.38.8 ± 3.7801 ± 135
 T3 ( )9.9 ± 3.68.3 ± 6.4828 ± 160
 T4 ( )11.1 ± 3.27.4 ± 1.2891 ± 154
Lymph node metastasis0.1420.012*0.104
 N0 ( )10.2 ± 2.99.5 ± 3.7821 ± 146
 N1 ( )11.3 ± 3.77.4 ± 3.8865 ± 101
Distant metastasis<0.001*0.037*0.106
 M0 ( )9.6 ± 3.19.5 ± 4.1836 ± 152
 M1 ( )12.2 ± 3.27.7 ± 3.6881 ± 101

Data analyzed using one-way ANOVA or -test for independent samples. scc: squamous cell carcinoma; adca: adenocarcinoma; statistically significant.