Kinesin 26B modulates M2 polarization of macrophage by activating cancer-associated fibroblasts to aggravate gastric cancer occurrence and metastasis

Table 1 Association between clinical parameters of gastric cancer patients and KIF26B expression

Variable	Total	KIF26B expression (n = 50)		P value
		Low	High
Age				0.5215
< 60 yr	18	9	9
60 yr	32	19	13
Sex				0.7412
Female	23	13	10
Male	27	14	13
Tumor size, cm				0.0336a
< 2	32	17	15
2	18	4	14
TNM stage				0.0016b
I/II	30	18	12
III/IV	20	3	17
Lymph node metastasis				0.0227a
Negative	25	15	10
Positive	25	7	18
Peritoneal metastasis				0.0009c
Negative	29	16	13
Positive	21	2	19

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.0001.

TNM stage: Tumor node metastasis stage.