Table 1.

Association between SOX4 expression and clinicopathological parameters in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Parameters		SOX4 expression		p-value
	Total (n = 85)	Low (n = 41)	High (n = 44)
Age (yr)				0.161
<64	41	23	18
≥64	44	18	26
Sex				0.492
Male	61	28	33
Female	24	13	11
Location				0.654
Oral tongue	60	28	32
FOM, BM, RMT	25	13	12
Stage				0.651
I, II	56	28	28
III, IV	29	13	16
T stage				0.843
T1, T2	74	36	38
T3, T4	11	5	6
N stage				0.327
N0	60	31	29
N1, N2	25	10	15
CRT				0.622
No	35	23	27
Yes	50	18	17
Recurrence				0.004
No	53	32	21
Yes	32	9	23
Treatment failure				0.032
No	59	33	26
Yes	26	8	18

FOM = floor of mouth; BM = buccal mucosa; RMT = retromolar trigone; CRT = chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy; χ² test and Fisher’s exact test was used