Table 3.
Relationship between CRABP2 Protein Expression and Clinicopathological Variables in HNSCC Patients.
| Variables | Category | CRABP2,* n (%) P | Negative | Positive |
| Age | ≥53 | 1 (50.00) | 13 (55.38) | >.999 |
| >53 | 7 (50.00) | 52 (44.62) | ||
| Tumor site | Oral cavity | 3 (37.50) | 20 (30.77) | NA |
| Larynx | 4 (50.00) | 26 (40.00) | ||
| Hypopharynx | 1 (12.50) | 19 (29.23) | ||
| Tumor size | T1 + T2 | 5 (71.43) | 17 (29.82) | .029† |
| T3 + T4 | 2 (28.57) | 40 (70.18) | ||
| Lymph nodes | N0 | 5 (62.50) | 56 (91.80) | .075 |
| N+ | 3 (37.50) | 5 (8.20) | ||
| Histologic grade | 1 | 3 (37.5) | 22 (33.85) | NA |
| 2 | 5 (62.5) | 36 (55.38) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 7 (10.77) | ||
| Vascular invasion | No | 6 (75.00) | 50 (80.65) | .707 |
| Yes | 2 (25.00) | 12 (19.35) | ||
| Lymphatic permeation | No | 2 (25.00) | 43 (69.35) | .014† |
| Yes | 6 (75.00) | 19 (30.65) | ||
| Perineural infiltration | No | 6 (75.00) | 34 (54.84) | .278 |
| Yes | 2 (25.00) | 28 (45.16) |
NA indicates not applied.
*
Percentages considering cases with complete information.
†
Statistically significant.