Table 1.
Patients in the early stage (N = 25) |
Patients in the late stage (N = 16) |
P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Age (years) | |||||
≤39 | 3 | 12.00 | 4 | 25.00 | |
40~49 | 6 | 24.00 | 6 | 37.50 | |
≥50 | 16 | 64.00 | 5 | 31.25 | 0.1451 |
Missing value |
0 | 1 | 6.25 | ||
Lymph nodes | |||||
Negative | 16 | 64.00 | 4 | 25.00 | |
Positive | 2 | 8.00 | 7 | 43.75 | <0.05* |
Not applicable |
7 | 28.00 | 5 | 31.25 |
*The statistical significance (*P < 0.05) of the difference between early-stage and late-stage patients was determined by Chi-square test.