Table II.
Expression of IE86 in GBM, anaplastic glioma, low-grade glioma and the normal cortex.
| Expression of IE86 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics | High, n | Low, n | P-value |
| Age, year | |||
| Median | 59 | 57 | 0.243 |
| Range | 40–68 | 43–71 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 23 | 15 | 0.147 |
| Female | 20 | 11 | |
| Grade | |||
| GBM | 25 | 0 | |
| Anaplastic glioma | 15 | 1 | 0.206a |
| Low-grade glioma | 3 | 16 | 0.000a |
| 0.000b | |||
| Normal cortex | 0 | 9 | 0.000a |
| 0.000b | |||
| 0.207c | |||
a
Compared with GBM;
b
Compared with anaplastic glioma;
c
Compared with low-grade glioma. IE86, immediate-early-2; GBM, glioblastoma multiforme.