Table 1 Correlation among eIF3f staining and clinical characteristics

Gender

  Male

  142

  49

  93

  0.87

  Female

  53

  17

  36

Age (y)

  <60

  84

  33

  51

  0.17

  ≥60

  111

  33

  78

Tumor differentiation

  Well

  12

  8

  4

  0.46

  Moderate

  27

  4

  23

  Poor

  156

  54

  102

Tumor size (cm)

  <4.5

  114

  34

  80

  0.16

  ≥4.5

  81

  32

  49

TNM stage

  I–II

  136

  53

  83

  0.02

  III

  59

  13

  46

Her-2 status

  Negative

  164

  53

  111

  0.30

  Positive

  31

  13

  18

Primary/Recurrent

  Primary tumor

  116

  46

  70

  0.04

  Recurrent tumor

  79

  20

  59