Table 2.
Correlation between TRPA1 expression levels and important clinicopathologic variables.
| Parameter | Category | TRPA1 expression level | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 48 | 47 | 0.832 | |
| Female | 14 | 15 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 60 | 47 | 51 | 0.378 | |
| ≥ 60 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Primary tumor (T) | ||||
| T1-T2 | 47 | 33 | 0.009* | |
| T3-T4 | 15 | 29 | ||
| Nodal status (N) | ||||
| N0-N1 | 33 | 23 | 0.071 | |
| N2-N3 | 29 | 39 | ||
| Stage | ||||
| I-II | 25 | 13 | 0.019* | |
| III-IV | 37 | 49 | ||
| Histological grade | ||||
| Keratinizing | 3 | 2 | 0.445 | |
| Non-keratinizing | 30 | 24 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 29 | 36 | ||
*, Statistically significant.