Table 2.

Statistical characteristics of patients with cholesteatoma and the staining scores of HSP27 for the twelve patients.

Patient No.	Sex	Age	Hsp27 staining score
			Cholesteatoma a	Retroauricular skin b
1	Male	22	12	4
2	Female	13	12	6
3	Female	56	12	6
4	Female	68	6	3
5	Female	31	12	6
6	Male	35	9	2
7	Female	58	9	2
8	Male	50	8	3
9	Female	57	8	2
10	Female	26	9	4
11	Female	14	12	6
12	Female	57	8	3
Mean		40.5	9.7	4.0

Paired t-test:

^{a b}p < 0.05.