Table 2

- Frequencies and associations of demographics, clinical findings, and diagnosis with p53-immunostain.

DemographicsNegative n=12Diffuse positive n=2Focal positive n=29P-value
GenderFemale7 (58.0)1 (50.0)13 (45.0)0.747
Male5 (42.0)1 (50.0)16 (55.0)
Age group<501 (8.5)1 (50.0)8 (27.5)0.268
50-604 (33.0)1 (50.0)8 (27.5)
61-706 (50.0)0 (0)6 (21.0)
>701 (8.5)0 (0)7 (24.0)
H. pyloriNo10 (83)1 (50.0)23 (79.0)0.632
Yes2 (17.0)1 (50.0)6 (21.0)
Intestinal metaplasiaNo12 (100)1 (50.0)24 (83.0)0.127
Yes0 (0.0)1 (50.0)5 (17.0)
AnemiaNo3 (25.0)2 (100)10 (34.5)0.150
Yes9 (75.0)0 (0)19 (65.5)
Abdominal painNo2 (17.0)1 (50.0)6 (21.0)0.632
Yes10 (83.0)1 (50.0)23 (79.0)
SurgeryNo6 (50.0)0 (0.0)11 (38.0)0.150
Yes5 (42.0)0 (0.0)9 (31.0)
Unknown1 (8.0)2 (100)9 (31.0)
ChemotherapyNo7 (58.0)0 (0.0)11 (38.0)0.127
Yes4 (33.5)0 (0)9 (31.0)
Unknown1 (8.5)2 (100)9 (31.0)
Esophago-gastroduodenoscopyMass9 (75.0)1 (50.0)15 (52.0)0.521
Ulcer3 (25.0)1 (50.0)12 (41.0)
Unknown0 (0)0 (0)2 (7.0)
MortalityAlive2 (17.0)1 (50.0)8 (28.0)0.467
Dead10 (83.0)1 (50.0)21 (72.0)
Diagnoses of gastric cancer (percentage of diagnosis cases):
Intestinal type adenocarcinoma (n=6)Yes1 (17.0)1 (17.0)4 (67.0)0.377
No11 (30.0)1 (3.0)25 (68.0)
Signet ring cell adenocarcinoma (n=29)Yes9 (31.0)1 (3.5)19 (65.5)0.747
No3 (21.0)1 (7.0)10 (71.0)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (n=2)Yes1 (50.0)0 (0)1 (50.0)0.550
No11 (27.0)2 (5.0)28 (68.0)
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (n=5)Yes0 (0)0 (0)5 (100)0.453
No12 (32)2 (5)24 (63.0)
MALToma (n=1)Yes1 (100)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0.326
No11 (26)2 (5.0)29 (69)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). **Significant at p<0.01. *Significant at p<0.05. P-value was calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Ten patients’ paraffin blocks were not available.