Table 4.

Correlation of MAGEA3 protein expression and clinicopathological parameters.

Clinicopathological factor	n	MAGEA3 protein
		Mean ± SEM	P
Age (year)			0.816
< 60	72	43.05 ± 1.569
≥ 60	45	43.66 ± 2.137
Gender			0.101
Male	47	45.82 ± 2.611
Female	70	41.58 ± 1.151
Diameter			0.6
< 2	75	43.74 ± 1.635
≥ 2	19	41.88 ± 2.771
Stage			0.031
< II	83	41.55 ± 1.187
≥ II	34	47.52 ± 3.159
T			0.11
Tis + 1	82	42.41 ± 1.468
≥ 2	28	47.28 ± 2.879
N			0.283
0	81	42.38 ± 1.503
≥ 1	36	45.33 ± 2.322
M			0.863
0	97	43.18 ± 1.384
≥ 1	20	43.77 ± 3.167
CEA			0.922
< 5 ng/ml	85	43.51 ± 1.503
≥ 5 ng/ml	27	43.21 ± 2.685
NSE			0.013
< 16.3 ng/ml	75	42.94 ± 1.455
≥ 16.3 ng/ml	9	55.52 ± 7.764

Significant values are in bold.