Table 1 HSP-27 expression and intensity of staining and clinicopathological characteristics of the 66 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma

n = 66

< 52%(%)

≥ 52% (%)

p -value

+(%)

++(%)

+++(%)

p -value

All cases

33(50)

33(50)

20(30)

40(61)

6(9)

Age

0.796

0.070

< 67

12(18)

11(17)

10(15)

13(20)

0(0)

≥ 67

21(32)

22(33)

10(15)

27(41)

6(9)

Sex

0.415

0.892

Male

22(33)

25(38)

15(23)

28(43)

4(6)

Female

11(17)

8(12)

5(7)

12(18)

2(3)

Histological type

0.460

0.628

Intestinal

15(23)

15(23)

8(12)

20(30)

2(3)

Diffuse

18(27)

18(27)

12(18)

20(31)

4(6)

Histological grade

0.566

0.266

Well differentiated

1(2)

2(3)

1(2)

2(3)

0(0)

Moderately differentiated

17(25)

13(20)

7(10)

22(34)

1(2)

Poorly differentiated

15(23)

18(27)

12(18)

16(24)

5(7)

pT classification

0.026

0.661

T1

7(11)

2(3)

5(7)

4(6)

0(0)

T2

10(15)

12(18)

6(9)

14(21)

2(3)

T3

16(24)

13(20)

8(12)

18(28)

3(4)

T4

0(0)

6(9)

1(2)

4(6)

1(2)

pN classification

0.078

0.042

N0

13(20)

11(17)

6(9)

16(24)

2(3)

N1

16(24)

22(33)

10(15)

24(37)

4(6)

N2

4(6)

0(0)

4(6)

0(0)

0(0)

pM classification

0.046

0.593

M0

32(48)

27(41)

17(26)

37(57)

5(7)

M1

1(2)

6(9)

3(4)

3(4)

1(2)

pStage

0.041

0.162

I

14(21)

6(9)

8(12)

12(18)

0(0)

II

7(11)

10(15)

2(3)

11(17)

4(6)

III

11(17)

19(29)

7(11)

13(20)

1(2)

IV

1(2)

7(10)

3(4)

4(6)

1(2)

Ki-67 protein statement

0.269

0.865

< 75

26(39)

22(33)

14(21)

30(45)

4(6)

≥ 75

7(11)

11(17)

6(9)

10(16)

2(3)