Table 4. The correlation between KLK7, KLK10 expression and clinicopathological characteristics.
Clinicopathologic characteristics | KLK7 (n = 28) | KLK10 (n = 29) | |||||||
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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.