Table 1.

Relationship between DACH1 expression and clinical pathologic parameters

Variables	N = 36	DACH1 expression		p value
		high (n = 19)	low (n = 17)
Age (years)				0.676
≤50	14	8	6
>50	22	11	11
Gender				0.535
Male	21	12	9
Female	15	7	8
Tumor diameter (cm)				0.043 *
≤2	19	7	12
>2	17	12	5
Degree of differentiation				0.194
Poor	15	6	9
Well to moderate	21	13	8
Tumor invasion (T)				0.045*
T1/T2	32	15	17
T3	4	4	0
Nodal status (N)				0.923
N0	13	7	6
N+	23	12	11

*Statistically significant (p < 0.05)