Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the ESCC patients according to baseline serum Hsp90α level
| Clinical characteristics | Hsp90α <82.06 ng/mL (n=111) | Hsp90α ≥82.06 ng/mL (n=82) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Age (years) | 0.505 | ||
| ≤60 | 50 | 33 | |
| >60 | 61 | 49 | |
| Gender | 0.721 | ||
| Male | 87 | 66 | |
| Female | 24 | 16 | |
| Length (cm) | 0.227 | ||
| ≤5 | 82 | 54 | |
| >5 | 29 | 28 | |
| Location | 0.975 | ||
| Upper | 8 | 6 | |
| Middle | 60 | 43 | |
| Lower | 43 | 33 | |
| Differentiation | 0.743 | ||
| High | 26 | 18 | |
| Moderate | 58 | 40 | |
| Poor | 27 | 24 | |
| T stage | 0.021 | ||
| T1 | 17 | 14 | |
| T2 | 25 | 5 | |
| T3 | 55 | 50 | |
| T4 | 14 | 13 | |
| N stage | 0.011 | ||
| N0 | 70 | 38 | |
| N1 | 29 | 25 | |
| N2 | 6 | 16 | |
| N3 | 6 | 3 | |
| Clinical stage | 0.016 | ||
| I | 65 | 32 | |
| II | 9 | 6 | |
| III | 37 | 44 | |
Abbreviation: ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.