Table 2

Correlation of pancreatic-duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1) and mucin MUC6 or MUC5AC expression with clinicopathological factors in gastric carcinomas

Clinicopathological factornPDX1 and MUC6PDX1 and MUC5AC
PDX1+/MUC6+PDX1+/MUC6−PDX1−/MUC6+PDX1−/MUC6−PDX1+/MUC5AC+PDX1+/MUC5A−PDX1−/MUC5AC+PDX1−/MUC5AC−
p value of PDX1 and MUC6* was analysed by the χ2 method comparing PDX1+/MUC6+ with the other reactivity types (PDX1+/MUC6−, PDX1−/MUC6+, and PDX1−/MUC6−). PDX1+/MUC5AC+ was compared with the others (PDX1+/MUC5AC−, PDX1−/MUC5AC+, and PDX1−/MUC5AC−-)†.
Histological type
    Differentiated4328110430931
    Undifferentiated521518316267712
    p value0.0004*0.0512†
Depth of invasion
    T14327150133910
    T2–4521614319237913
    p value0.0018*0.0013†
Lymph node metastasis
    Absence51291813361113
    Presence441411217205910
    p value0.0145*0.0130†