Research Article
ppENK Gene Methylation Status in the Development of Pancreatic Carcinoma
Table 1
Case characteristics.
| | Case | ppENK
methylation | ppENK
nonmethylation | Fisher's exact test |
| Differentiation | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 0.125
| Poor | 8 | 6 | 2 | Moderate | 15 | 15 | 0 | High | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Tumor stage | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 0.533; OR = 1.556 | I/II | 21 | 18 | 3 | III/IV | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Tumor size | 29 | 27 | 2 | P = 1.000; OR = 1.455 | ≤3 cm | 12 | 11 | 1 | >3 cm | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Tumor location | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 1.000; OR = 0.947 | Head | 21 | 19 | 2 | Body and tail | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Sex | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 1.000; OR = 1.217 | M | 26 | 23 | 3 | F | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Age | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 1.000; OR = 1.733 | >60 years | 17 | 15 | 2 | ≤60 years | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Smoking | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 0.205; OR = 0.800 | No | 22 | 20 | 2 | Yes | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Alcohol | 31 | 28 | 3 | P = 0.271; OR = 0.154 | No | 28 | 26 | 2 | Yes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| CA199 | 27 | 24 | 3 | P = 0.545; OR = 0.526 | >37 u/mL | 21 | 19 | 2 | <37 u/mL | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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OR: odds ratio.
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