Table 1 Correlation between patient's clinicopathologic characteristics and vitamin D levels
From: Prognostic effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in gastric cancer
Variable | No.(%) | Vitamin D(nmol/l) mean±SD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.445 |
   Male | 134 (68.0) | 50.73 ± 18.72 |  |
   Female | 63 (32.0) | 47.96 ± 31.88 |  |
Age(years) | Â | Â | 0.073 |
   <60 | 101 (51.3) | 46.90 ± 18.24 |  |
   ≥60 | 96 (48.7) | 52.94 ± 28.07 |  |
Tumor size(cm) | Â | Â | 0.143 |
   <5.0 | 102 (53.4) | 48.12 ± 16.21 |  |
   ≥5.0 | 89 (46.6) | 53.13 ± 29.74 |  |
Tumor position | Â | Â | 0.462 |
   Cardia/gastric fundus | 59 (29.9) | 49.36 ± 16.11 |  |
   Gastric body | 50 (25.4) | 46.76 ± 17.52 |  |
   Gastric antrum/pylorus | 88 (44.7) | 51.93 ± 30.13 |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | 0.957 |
   Well/moderate | 30 (15.2) | 49.63 ± 13.43 |  |
   Poor | 167 (84.8) | 49.89 ± 25.11 |  |
Borrmann type | Â | Â | 0.847 |
   I/II | 73 (37.1) | 50.27 ± 16.04 |  |
   III/IV | 124 (62.9) | 49.60 ± 27.25 |  |
Clinical stage | Â | Â | 0.004 |
   I/II | 75 (38.1) | 56.05 ± 29.94 |  |
   III/IV | 122 (61.9) | 46.03 ± 17.93 |  |
T classification | Â | Â | 0.071 |
   T1 | 17 (8.7) | 47.53 ± 10.01 |  |
   T2 | 23 (11.8) | 56.25 ± 20.07 |  |
   T3 | 112 (57.4) | 52.07 ± 27.67 |  |
   T4 | 43 (22.1) | 42.43 ± 15.29 |  |
N classification | Â | Â | 0.009 |
   N0/N1 | 76 (40.0) | 55.98 ± 29.26 |  |
   N2/N3 | 114 (60.0) | 46.81 ± 18.63 |  |
Distant metastasis | Â | Â | 0.062 |
   Positive | 29 (14.7) | 51.15 ± 24.32 |  |
   Negative | 168 (85.3) | 42.28 ± 18.16 |  |
Symptom duration(month) | Â | Â | 0.494 |
   <4 | 96 (49.2) | 48.82 ± 19.62 |  |
   ≥4 | 99 (50.8) | 51.16 ± 27.19 |  |
Season of blood draw | Â | Â | 0.002 |
   Spring(Apr-Jun) | 36 (18.3) | 49.06 ± 34.49 |  |
   Summer(Jul-Sep) | 52 (26.4) | 58.68 ± 19.78 |  |
   Autumn(Oct-Dec) | 53 (26.9) | 48.86 ± 15.55 |  |
   Winter(Jan-Mar) | 56 (28.4) | 39.52 ± 14.68 |  |
BMI(kg/m2) | Â | Â | 0.458 |
   <25.0 | 158 (81.0) | 50.61 ± 25.12 |  |
   ≥25.0 | 37 (19.0) | 47.39 ± 16.58 |  |
Smoking daily | Â | Â | 0.818 |
   Yes | 73 (37.4) | 50.51 ± 20.78 |  |
   No | 122 (62.6) | 49.70 ± 25.42 |  |
Drinking daily | Â | Â | 0.328 |
   Yes | 24 (12.3) | 45.56 ± 14.18 |  |
   No | 171 (87.7) | 50.01 ± 23.74 |  |