Table 2 The relation between GLUT4 expression and clinicopathological characteristics
Variables | GLUT 4 expression | x2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low n=40 (55.6) | High n = 32 (44.4) | |||
Age | ||||
 <60 | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | 0.121 | 0.797 |
 ≥60 | 29 (56.9) | 22 (43.1) |  |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 27 (61.4) | 17 (38.6) | 1.546 | 0.234 |
 Female | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) |  |  |
Tumor grade | ||||
 Low | 19 (76) | 6 (24) | 6.483 | 0.013* |
 High | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) |  |  |
T-Primary tumor | ||||
 pTa | 16 (80) | 4 (20) |  |  |
 pT1 | 15 (60) | 10 (40) | 14.713 | 0.002* |
 pT2a | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) |  |  |
 pT2b | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) |  |  |
Associated Tis | ||||
 Absent | 21 (48.8) | 22 (51.2) | 1.952 | 0.227 |
 Present | 19 (65.5) | 10 (34.5) |  |  |
LVI | ||||
 Absent | 28 (71.8) | 11 (28.2) | 9.088 | 0.004* |
 Present | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.7) |  |  |
N-Regional lymph nodes | ||||
 N0 | 10 (76.9) | 2 (23.1) |  |  |
 N1 | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | 7.290 | 0.026* |
 N2 | 1 (20) | 4 (80) |  |  |
M - Distant metastasis | ||||
 M0 | 18 (78.3) | 5 (21.7) | 4.636 | 0.065 |
 M1 | 1 (25) | 3 (75) |  |  |