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. 2005 Nov 28;11(44):6941–6947. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.6941

Table 2.

Expression of telomerase activity according to the clinicopathological characteristics of 74 esophageal cancer patients

Telomerase (+) Telomerase (-) P value1
Gender 1.0
Female 3 0
Male 60 11
Differentiation 0.492
Well to moderate 20 5
Poor 43 6
Tumor Size 1.0
T1+T2 11 2
T3+T4 52 9
Lymph node 0.321
N0 19 5
N1 44 6
Metastasis 0.11
M0 49 11
M1 14 0
Stage 0.194
I+II 21 6
III+IV 42 5
1

Fisher's exact test (if expectation<5) or Yate's correction of contingency.