Table I.
Relationship between Bmi1 or Sox2 expression and the characteristics of the cervical squamous carcinomas.
| Bmi-1 | SOX-2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | low | high | P-value | Negative | Positive | P-value |
| Age, years | |||||||
| ≤45 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0.777 | 8 | 25 | 0.655 |
| >45 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ||
| SCC differentiation | |||||||
| Well | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.034 | 9 | 9 | 0.015 |
| Moderate-poor | 53 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 43 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | |||||||
| Absence | 57 | 34 | 23 | 0.256 | 13 | 44 | 0.178 |
| Present | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Clinical stage | |||||||
| I–II | 60 | 35 | 25 | 0.516 | 15 | 45 | 0.470 |
| III–IV | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||
Bmi1, polycomb complex protein Bmi1.