Variable

Ezrin expression

P value

Positive group (n = 37)

Negative group (n = 87)

Gender

Male

19

58

0.16 ^a

Female

18

29

Tumor size

< 5 cm

15

35

0.23 ^a

≥ 5 cm

22

52

Age

<65 yrs

11

37

0.99 ^a

≥65 yrs

26

50

Lauren ’s classification

Intestinal type

12

25

0.85 ^a

Diffuse type

25

62

T stage

T2

20

45

0.85 ^a

T3

17

42

N stage

Negative

32

72

0.99 ^a

Positive

5

15

Lymph vessel invation

Negative

10

22

0.99 ^a

Positive

27

63

Unknown

2

Blood vessel invasion

Negative

10

26

0.99 ^a

Positive

25

59

Unknown

2

2

Histological grade

Well differentiated

6

21

0.48 ^a

Others

31

66

CD8+ T-cell (cell count)

(mean ± SD)

35.5 ± 32.2

24.5 ± 24.5

0.03^b

Apoptotic Index

(mean ± SD)

1.53 ± 1.48

0.97 ± 0.82

0.04^b