Table II.
Correlation between the levels of infiltrating macrophages and B7-H3 expression or T lymphocytes in NSCLC tissues.
| Infiltrating macrophages in NSCLC tissues | ||||||
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| Group | Low (n) | Ratio (%) | High (n) | Ratio (%) | χ2 value | P-value |
| B7-H3 expression | 59 | 56.19 | 46 | 43.80 | 4.5788 | 0.0324a |
| Low expression | 38 | 36.19 | 20 | 19.04 | ||
| High expression | 21 | 20.00 | 26 | 24.76 | ||
| Infiltrating T lymphocytes | 59 | 56.19 | 46 | 43.81 | 4.9567 | 0.0260a |
| Low infiltrating | 36 | 34.29 | 18 | 17.14 | ||
| High infiltrating | 23 | 21.90 | 28 | 26.67 | ||
| Total | 105 | 105 | ||||
a
Signifies P<0.05.
NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; n, number of cases.