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Table 1 Correlation of ACSL4 expression with clinicopathologic parameters

From: Long-chain fatty acyl CoA synthetase 4 expression in pancreatic cancer: a marker for malignant lesions and prognostic indicator for recurrence

 

ACSL4

   

Characterstics

No. of patients

High

Low

Odds Ratio

(95%CI)

p value

Age

      

 71.4 years (range:33–89 years)

 

71.8

69

  

0.292

Sex

   

0.901

(0.271–2.990)

0.864

 Male

57

49

8

   

 Female

39

34

5

   

Location

   

1.351

(0.408–4.476)

0.622

 Pbt

43

38

5

   

 Ph

53

45

8

   

Histology

   

2.836

(0.489–16.439)

0.227

 Well ~ mod

90

78

11

   

 Por

6

5

2

   

Size

      

 25.2 (1–80 mm)

 

25

26.5

  

0.663

pT

   

1.459

(0.169–12.581)

0.729

 T1

10

9

1

   

 ≧T2

86

74

12

   

LN metastasis

   

0.967

(0.299–3.124)

0.744

 Negative

51

43

8

   

 Positive

45

39

6

   

Lymphatic invasion

   

1.213

(1.092–1.348)

0.034

 Negative

21

22

0

   

 Positive

75

61

13

   

Vascular invasion

   

9.191

(1.142–73.991)

0.014

 Negative

39

36

1

   

 Positive

57

47

12

   

Neuro invasion

   

5.474

(0.676–44.346)

0.078

 Negative

27

26

1

   

 Positive

69

57

12

   

Margin

   

1.775

(0.426–7.402)

0.426

 Negative

81

71

10

   

 Positive

15

12

3

   

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

   

0.622

(0.158–2.447)

0.494

 No

66

56

10

   

 Yes

30

27

3

   

Adjuvant chemotherapy

   

1.202

(0.303–4.775)

0.793

 No

25

22

3

   

 Yes

71

61

10

   

CA19-9

   

0.894

(0.276–2.890)

0.851

 <37

42

36

6

   

 ≧37

54

47

7

   

Recurrence

   

5.116

(1.068–24.517)

0.027

 Absent

43

40

2

   

 Present

53

43

11