IFIT3 accelerates the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by targeting PD-L1 to activate PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Table 1 Correlation of IFIT3 expression with the clinicopathological characteristics of HNSC

Characteristics	Total	IFIT3 expression		\({\chi }^{2}\)	p-value
Characteristics	Total	Low	High	\({\chi }^{2}\)	p-value
Age (y)
< 60	47	21	26	3.13	0.077
≥ 60	54	15	39	3.13	0.077
T classification
T1+T2	49	23	26	4.35	0.037
T3+T4	52	14	38	4.35	0.037
Tumor grade
1	38	13	25	5.56	0.062
2	51	15	36
3	12	8	4
Clinical stage
I + II	21	15	6	14.80	0.000
III + IV	80	21	59	14.80	0.000
Lymph node metastasis
No	31	16	15	4.97	0.026
Yes	70	20	50	4.97	0.026

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