Table 2. Correlation between Lin28B expression and various clinicopathological features of patients with oesophageal cancer.
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Lin28B expression
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|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | P-value | |
| n | 66 | 71 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male/female | 57/9 | 65/6 | 0.416 |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean±s.d. | 62.3±9.5 | 62.8±7.7 | 0.730 |
| pStage | |||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.003 |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | 17 | 21 | |
| 3 | 23 | 21 | |
| 4 | 23 | 14 | |
| Histology | |||
| Well SCC | 15 | 12 | 0.358 |
| Moderate SCC | 29 | 42 | |
| Poor SCC | 15 | 11 | |
| Other | 7 | 6 | |
| pT | |||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.005 |
| 1 | 6 | 21 | |
| 2 | 14 | 7 | |
| 3 | 34 | 38 | |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | |
| pN | |||
| 0 | 14 | 29 | 0.017 |
| 1 | 52 | 42 | |
| Mean±s.d. | 5.17±9.2 | 4.54±15.3 | 0.773 |
| pM | |||
| 0 | 44 | 55 | 0.135 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1a | 7 | 6 | |
| 1b | 14 | 10 | |
| Lymphatic invasion | |||
| + | 61 | 50 | 0.002 |
| − | 5 | 20 | |
| Venous invasion | |||
| + | 36 | 28 | 0.088 |
| − | 30 | 43 | |
| Preoperative chemotherapy | |||
| + | 45 | 39 | 0.119 |
| − | 21 | 32 | |
| Curative surgery | |||
| Yes | 56 | 70 | 0.004 |
| No | 10 | 1 | |
Abbreviation: SCC=squamous cell carcinoma.