Table 2.
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis of mucin 1 mRNA expression in lymph node samples belonging to non‐small cell lung cancer patients
| Characteristics | MUC1 | χ2 | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+) | (−) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 9 | 17 | 0.263 | 0.608 |
| Female | 10 | 14 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤60 | 10 | 21 | 1.142 | 0.285 |
| >60 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Histological type | ||||
| SCC | 11 | 10 | 3.178 | 0.075 |
| ADC | 8 | 21 | ||
| Differentiation | ||||
| Well + moderate | 5 | 26 | 16.563 | 0.000 |
| Poor | 14 | 5 | ||
| pTNM | ||||
| IA | 4 | 16 | 7.131 | 0.028 |
| IB | 8 | 12 | ||
| II | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 31 | — | — |
ADC, adenocarcinoma; MUC1, mucin 1; pTNM, pathological TNM; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.