Table 3.
Characteristics | MYOSLID | χ2 | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low expression (n = 46) | High expression (n = 44) | |||
Age(y) | ||||
< 60 | 23 | 26 | 0.749 | 0.387 |
≥ 60 | 23 | 18 | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 41 | 34 | 2.277 | 0.131 |
Female | 5 | 10 | ||
Smoke | ||||
Yes | 27 | 20 | 1.580 | 0.209 |
No | 19 | 24 | ||
Drink | ||||
Yes | 23 | 21 | 0.046 | 0.829 |
No | 23 | 23 | ||
Stage | ||||
Stage I/II | 39 | 38 | 0.045 | 0.831 |
Stage III/IV | 7 | 6 | ||
T | ||||
T1 + T2 | 27 | 28 | 2.985 | 0.394 |
T3 + T4 | 19 | 16 | ||
N | ||||
Yes | 30 | 25 | 0.472 | 0.492 |
No | 16 | 18 |
Note: HNSCC patient were divided into MYOSLID low and MYOSLID high group according to the cut off value (median = 2.453)
p < 0.05 was considered statistic significant. Differences among variables were evaluated by χ2 or Fisher’s exact χ2 -test