Clinical parameter | Case | AEG-1 expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||
Age (years) | ||||
<50 | 35 | 15 | 20 | |
≥50 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 0.658 |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
<4 | 63 | 30 | 33 | |
≥4 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0.010a |
Histological classification | ||||
Squamous carcinoma | 74 | 26 | 48 | |
Adenocarcinoma | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.158 |
Clinical stage | ||||
I + II | 53 | 17 | 36 | |
III + IV | 37 | 18 | 19 | 0.129 |
Pathological grade | ||||
G1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
G2+ G3 | 71 | 25 | 46 | 0.192 |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
Absent | 52 | 27 | 25 | |
Present | 38 | 8 | 30 | 0.004a |