Table 3. Clinical characteristics of patients for RIPK3 protein expression.
| Clinical factor | RIPK3 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High (n=24) | Low (n=26) | ||
| Age | 0.156 | ||
| ≤65 | 15 | 15 | |
| >65 | 9 | 11 | |
| Sex | 0.808 | ||
| Female | 6 | 9 | |
| Male | 18 | 17 | |
| Smoking Hx | 0.491 | ||
| Current | 8 | 5 | |
| Former | 5 | 6 | |
| Never | 11 | 15 | |
| TNM stage | 0.08 | ||
| Ib | 13 | 5 | |
| IIa | 2 | 6 | |
| IIb | 3 | 3 | |
| IIIa | 6 | 12 | |
| Degree of differentiation | 0.03 | ||
| Well | 1 | 1 | |
| Moderate/well | 1 | 7 | |
| Moderate | 11 | 15 | |
| Poor | 11 | 3 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 0.496 | ||
| Positive | 8 | 11 | |
| Negative | 16 | 15 | |
| Histologic subtype (predominant pattern) | 0.288 | ||
| Lepidic | 1 | 2 | |
| Acinar | 10 | 15 | |
| Papillary | 1 | 2 | |
| Solid | 7 | 6 | |
| Invasive mucinous | 5 | 1 | |