Table 2.
Relationship between clinicopathological and CD9 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) (n = 104)
| Clinicopathological parameters | CD9 expression | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Case | Mean | ± SEM | ||
| Age (years) | 0.467 | |||
| < 64 | 61 | 1.303 | 0.149 | |
| ≥ 64 | 43 | 1.127 | 0.178 | |
| Gender | 0.592 | |||
| Male | 73 | 1.281 | 0.141 | |
| Female | 31 | 1.113 | 0.189 | |
| Histological grade | 0.139 | |||
| Well | 25 | 1.200 | 0.206 | |
| Moderately | 48 | 1.031 | 0.168 | |
| Poorly | 31 | 1.565 | 0.218 | |
| Stage | 0.022 | |||
| 1 + 2 | 67 | 1.084 | 0.132 | |
| 3 + 4 | 37 | 1.210 | 0.199 | |
| pN | 0.019 | |||
| (+) | 42 | 1.583 | 0.194 | |
| (-) | 62 | 0.992 | 0.131 | |
| Lymphatic invasion | 0.079 | |||
| (+) | 49 | 1.459 | 0.176 | |
| (-) | 55 | 1.027 | 0.144 | |
pN, lymph node metastasis