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. 2023 Oct 16;11:e16243. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16243

Table 4. The correlation between KLK7, KLK10 expression and clinicopathological characteristics.

Clinicopathologic characteristics KLK7 (n = 28) KLK10 (n = 29)
N High (%) Low (%) P N High (%) Low (%) P
Age (yrs) 1.000 1.000
<60 15 11 (73.3%) 4 (26.7%) 16 8 (50%) 8 (50%)
≥60 13 9 (69.2%) 4 (30.8%) 13 7 (53.8%) 6 (46.2%)
Sex 0.083 0.060
Male 16 10 (62.5%) 6 (37.5%) 17 6 (35.3%) 11 (64.7%)
Female 12 11 (91.7%) 1 (8.3%) 12 9 (75%) 3 (25%)
Tumor size (cm) 0.462 0.700
<5 18 12 (66.7%) 6 (33.3%) 19 9 (47.4%) 10 (52.6%)
≥5 10 8 (80%) 2(20%) 10 6 (60%) 4 (40%)
Differentiation status 0.025* 0.466
Well + moderate 15 8 (53.3%) 7 (46.7%) 15 9 (60%) 6 (40%)
Poor 13 12 (92.3%) 1 (7.7%) 14 6 (42.9) 8 (57.1%)
Depth of invasion 0.007* 0.264
T1 + T2 15 8 (53.3%) 7 (46.7%) 17 7 (41.2%) 10 (58.8%)
T3 + T4 13 13(100%) 0 (0%) 12 8 (66.7%) 4 (33.3%)
Lymph node metastasis 0.401 1.000
Positive 12 10 (83.3%) 2 (16.7%) 13 7 (53.8%) 6 (46.2%)
Negative 16 10 (62.5%) 6 (37.5%) 16 8 (50%) 8 (50%)
TNM stage 0.086 0.651
I + II 22 14 (63.6%) 8 (36.4%) 23 11 (47.8%) 12 (52.2%)
III + IV 6 6 (100%) 0 (0%) 6 4 (66.7%) 2 (33.3%)

Notes.

*

P < 0.05.