ADRB2 Regulates the Proliferation and Metastasis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Cells by Enhancing the ETV1-c-KIT Signaling

Table 1

Relations between ADRB2 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of GIST patients who underwent radical surgery.

Clinicopathologic characteristics	n	ADRB2 expression		χ^2
		High	Low
Ages (years)
<60	71	59	12	1.970	0.161
≥60	51	37	14
Gender
Female	67	56	11	2.122	0.145
Male	55	40	15
Tumor location
Stomach	74	60	14	0.642	0.432
Other locations	48	36	12
Risk level
Very low/low	39	24	15	10.054	0.002
High/intermediate	83	72	11
Tumor size
<5 cm	50	33	17	8.134	0.004
≥5 cm	72	63	9
Mitotic count (50 HPF)
<5	71	49	20	5.578	0.018
≥5	51	47	6