Table 2. Correlation between INPP4B expression and clinicopathological features in NPC.
Variables | No. of patients (n = 65) | INPP4B expression (no. of patients) | |
Absence/Weak (Score = 0–3) | Intermediate/High (Score>3) | ||
Age (years) | |||
≤50 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
>50 | 31 | 15 | 16 |
Gender | |||
Male | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Female | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Clinical stage | |||
Early (stage 1 and 2) | 24 | 9 | 15 |
Late (stage 3 and 4) | 41 | 23 | 18 |
Loco-regional recurrence or distant metastasis | |||
Absent | 45 | 23 | 22 |
Present | 20 | 9 | 11 |