Table 2.

Relationships of HPIP expression status with clinico-pathological factors of cervical cancer

Variables	Patients	HPIP expression		P-value
		Low	High
All cases	119
Age (years)				0.921
<43	59	27	32
≥43	60	28	32
Histological type				0.236
SCC	106	51	55
Adenocarcinoma	13	4	9
Histological grade				<0.001
G1	23	14	9
G2	65	37	28
G3	31	4	27
FIGO stage				0.679
I	69	33	36
II	50	22	28
Depth of stromal infiltration				0.015
<1/2	68	38	30
≥1/2	51	17	34
Tumor size (cm)				0.218
<4	82	41	41
≥4	37	14	23
Lymph node metastasis				<0.001
No	94	52	42
Yes	25	3	22
LVSI				0.026
No	93	48	45
Yes	26	7	19
Recurrence				0.029
No	104	52	52
Yes	15	3	12

Abbreviations: FIGO, the Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; G1, well differentiated; G2, moderately differentiated; G3, poorly differentiated; LVSI, lymphovascular space invasion; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.