Table 1 Relationship between GGT5 levels and clinicopathological parameters of GC patients

Age at surgery (years)

  < 60

8

20

  ≥ 60

31

31

3.607

0.058

Gender

 Male

28

41

 Female

11

10

0.913

0.339

Tumor location

 Cardia

10

8

 Other sites

9

22

 Antrum

20

21

4.172

0.124

Tumor size (cm)

  < 5

18

18

  ≥ 5

21

33

1.086

0.297

Histological differentiation

 Well

17

12

 Moderate/poor

22

39

4.072

0.044

Neural/vascular invasion

 No

32

40

 Yes

7

11

0.181

0.671

Lymph node metastasis (n)

  < 3

19

19

  ≥ 3

20

32

1.19

0.275

TNM stage

 I–II

19

17

 III–IV

20

34

2.179

0.14