n	KDM2B			PAX6			PLEC			SEPT9			HOXD9
			cutoff =31.8			cutoff =16.4			cutoff =4.8			cutoff =29.8			cutoff =41.4
			Low	High	p-value	Low	High	p-value	Low	High	p-value	Low	High	p-value	Low	High	p-value
Total number		67	21	46		40	27		10	57		31	36		47	20
Age
Average 65.6	<65	28	10	18	0.57	16	12	0.80	5	23	0.73	13	15	1.00	23	5	0.10
(46-83)	≧65	39	11	28		24	15		5	34		18	21		24	15
Gender
	Male	62	19	43	0.65	38	24	0.39	9	53	0.57	29	33	1.00	43	19	1.00
	Female	5	2	3		2	3		1	4		2	3		4	1
Histological grading
	GoodModerate	53	17	36	1.00	32	21	1.00	9	44	0.67	24	29	0.77	37	16	1.00
	Poor	14	4	10		8	6		1	13		7	7		10	4
TNM classification
pT category
	T1+2	7	3	4	0.67	4	3	1.00	1	6	1.00	3	4	1.00	4	3	0.42
	T3+4	60	18	42		36	24		9	51		28	32		43	17
pN category
	N-	15	9	6	0.0110	13	2	0.0181	6	9	0.0061	12	3	0.0037	15	0	0.0031
	N+	52	12	40		27	25		4	48		19	33		32	20
pM category
	M0	50	17	33	0.55	32	18	0.26	9	41	0.43	27	23	0.0475	36	14	0.56
	M1	17	4	13		8	9		1	16		11	6		11	6
pStage
	I+II	15	8	7	0.06	12	3	0.08	7	8	0.0006	10	5	0.09	14	1	0.0281
	III+IV	52	13	39		28	24		3	49		21	31		33	19

p-values are from χ² or Fisher's exact test as appropriate, and were statistically significant when < 0.05 (two-sided).