Table 1. Expressions of FMNL3, E-Cadherin and Vimentin in clinical samples and associations with parameters.

Items	FMNL3			E-cadherin			Vimentin
	−	+ ~ +++	P value	−	+ ~ +++	P value	−	+ ~ +++	P value
Histological type
NPC	39	80	0.000*	76	43	0.000*	37	82	0.000*
NPG	27	2		0	29		29	0
Age
<50	21	45	0.804	42	24	0.954	21	45	0.849
≥50	18	35		34	19		16	37
Gender
Male	24	57	0.286	51	30	0.765	26	55	0.729
Female	15	23		25	13		11	27
Smoking
Yes	18	47	0.195	42	23	0.852	22	43	0.476
No	21	33		34	20		15	39
Clinical classification
I-II	13	4	0.000*	4	13	0.000*	11	6	0.001*
III-IV	26	76		72	30		26	76
T classification
T1-T2	23	26	0.006*	25	24	0.015*	21	28	0.020*
T3-T4	16	54		51	19		16	54
N classification
N0-N1	19	23	0.032*	23	19	0.127	16	26	0.223
N2-N3	20	57		53	24		21	56
M classification
M0	35	57	0.024*	61	31	0.307	27	65	0.448
M1	4	23		15	12		10	17

NPG, nasopharyngitis; *significance as indicated.