Table 3.
Chi-square test for association of distribution of EGFR and EML4-ALK gene mutations with age and gender.
variable | EGFR (n = 135) |
p-value | EML4-ALK fusion gene (n = 131) |
p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild type n | Mutated n | Wild type n | Mutated n | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 56 | 25 | 0.2 | 69 | 9 | 0.05a |
Female | 31 | 23 | 52 | 1 | ||
Age in years | ||||||
≤50 | 22 | 12 | 0.9 | 26 | 5 | 0.05a |
>50 | 65 | 36 | 95 | 5 |
Fisher's exact test.