Table 2. Correlations between TIPE2 expression and clinicopathological characteristics in NSCLC tissues.
| Variable | Number | TIPE2 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| <60 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 0.1095 |
| ≥60 | 42 | 7 | 35 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 47 | 11 | 36 | 1.0000 |
| Female | 28 | 7 | 21 | |
| Primary tumor size (cm) | ||||
| <5 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0.0159 |
| ≥5 | 35 | 13 | 22 | |
| Lymph node metastasis (LNM) | ||||
| Negative (N0) | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0.0004 |
| Positive (N1-N3) | 51 | 18 | 33 | |
| Histopathological classification | ||||
| Squamous | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0.8031 |
| Adenoma | 30 | 6 | 24 | |
| Others | 15 | 4 | 11 | |
| Clinical stage | ||||
| I | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0128 |
| II | 41 | 8 | 33 | |
| III | 23 | 10 | 13 | |