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Table 1 Association of GNIP1 expression levels with clinicopathologic characteristics in NSCLC

From: GNIP1 functions both as a scaffold protein and an E3 ubiquitin ligase to regulate autophagy in lung cancer

Clinicopathologic

Levels

GNIP1 expression

p-value

Characteristics

 

Low expression group

High expression of group

 

n

 

267

268

0.158

Age, n (%)

≤ 65

137 (51.3%)

118 (44.0%)

> 65

123 (46.1%)

138 (51.5%)

Unknown

7 (2.6%)

12 (4.5%)

Race, n (%)

Asian

2 (0.7%)

5 (1.9%)

0.479

Black or African American

26 (9.7%)

29 (10.8%)

White

205 (76.8%)

201 (75.0%)

Unknown

34 (12.7%)

33 (12.3%)

Gender, n (%)

Female

154 (57.7%)

132 (49.3%)

0.062

Male

113 (42.3%)

136 (50.7%)

Unknown

0

0

Smoker, n (%)

No

41 (15.4%)

34 (12.7%)

0.465

Yes

220 (82.4%)

226 (84.3%)

Unknown

6 (2.2%)

8 (3.0%)

T stage, n (%)

T1

90 (33.7%)

85 (31.7%)

0.636

T2

147 (55.1%)

142 (53.0%)

T3

21 (7.9%)

28 (10.4%)

T4

8 (3.0%)

11 (4.1%)

Unknown

1 (0.3%)

2 (0.7%)

N stage, n (%)

N0

188 (70.4%)

160 (59.7%)

0.018*

N1

42 (15.7%)

53 (19.8%)

N2

27 (10.1%)

47 (17.5%)

N3

1 (0.4%)

1 (0.4%)

Unknown

9 (3.4%)

7 (2.6%)

M stage, n (%)

M0

194 (72.7%)

167 (62.3%)

0.461

M1

11 (4.1%)

14 (5.2%)

Unknown

62 (23.2%)

87 (32.5%)

Pathologic stage, n (%)

Stage I

157 (58.8%)

137 (51.1%)

0.019*

Stage II

65 (24.3%)

58 (21.6%)

Stage III

29 (10.9%)

55 (20.5%)

Stage IV

12 (4.5%)

14 (5.2%)

Unknown

4 (1.5%)

4 (1.5%)

Primary therapy outcome, n (%)

PD

36 (13.5%)

35 (13.1%)

0.959

SD

17 (6.4%)

20 (7.5%)

PR

3 (1.1%)

3 (1.1%)

CR

169 (63.3%)

163 (60.8%)

Unknown

42 (15.7%)

47 (17.5%)

  1. p-value were calculated by comparing the high expression group and the low expression group of GNIP1, using a Chi-square test. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001