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Table 2 HtrA1 protein expression in esophageal cancer tissue

From: HtrA1 expression associated with the occurrence and development of esophageal cancer

Pathologic parameter

Cases

Gray-scale ratio of HtrA1/β-actin

P

Normal tissue

63

38.60 ± 3.81

<0.05

Carcinoma tissue

63

13.13 ± 2.90

Degree of differentiation

 Well and moderately  differentiated

34

19.2747 ± 2.65

<0.05

 Poorly differentiated

29

9.17 ± 3.97

Pathological stage

 I − II

33

18.63 ± 3.05

<0.05

 III − IV

30

9.30 ± 3.66

Lymph nodes metastasis

 Negative

26

17.79 ± 4.96

<0.05

 Positive

37

7.24 ± 2.31

Distant metastasis

 Negative

31

17.37 ± 3.60

<0.05

 Positive

32

9.43 ± 2.30