Table 1.
Associations between IER3 protein expression and various clinicopathological characteristics of 88 BCa patients underwent cystectomy between 2002 and 2010
| IER3 (low) | IER3 (high) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients, no. % | 49(55.7) | 39(44.3) | |
| Gender, no.% | 0.799 | ||
| Female | 12(24.5) | 8(20.5) | |
| Male | 37(75.5) | 31(79.5) | |
| Age at Surgery, median(IQR) | 70(62–75) | 72(62–80) | 0.462 |
| pT, no. % | 0.493 | ||
| < =pT2 | 16(32.7) | 10(25.6) | |
| > =pT3 | 33(67.3) | 29(74.4) | |
| pN, no. % (n = 79) | 0.018 | ||
| pN(−) | 33(76.7) | 18(50.0) | |
| pN(+) | 10(23.3) | 18(50.0) | |
| LVI, no. % | 0.284 | ||
| LVI(−) | 31(63.3) | 20(51.3) | |
| LVI(+) | 18(36.7) | 19(48.7) | |
| PNI, no. % | 0.808 | ||
| PNI(−) | 37(75.5) | 28(71.8) | |
| PNI(+) | 12(24.5) | 11(28.2) | |
| STSM, no. % | 0.781 | ||
| margin(−) | 40(81.6) | 33(84.6) | |
| margin(+) | 9(18.4) | 6(15.4) | |
| Metastasis, no. % | 1.000 | ||
| Mets(−) | 29(59.2) | 23(59.0) | |
| Mets(+) | 20(40.8) | 16(41.0) |
Bold values indicate that they are less than 0.05