Table 3.
The correlation between PKMYT1 expression and clinicopathological factors in ESCC patients
| Clinic factors | All cases | PKMYT1 expression | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n=50) | Low (n=54) | |||
| Age (years) | 0.327 | |||
| <65 | 52 | 28 | 24 | |
| ≥65 | 52 | 22 | 30 | |
| Gender | 0.416 | |||
| Male | 67 | 30 | 37 | |
| Female | 37 | 20 | 17 | |
| Cigarette intake | 0.325 | |||
| Yes | 48 | 26 | 22 | |
| No | 56 | 24 | 32 | |
| Alcohol intake | 0.436 | |||
| Yes | 53 | 28 | 25 | |
| No | 51 | 22 | 29 | |
| Tumor invasion depth | 0.326 | |||
| T1+T2 | 54 | 23 | 31 | |
| T3+T4 | 50 | 27 | 23 | |
| Lymph nodes metastasis | 0.018 | |||
| Positive | 51 | 31 | 20 | |
| Negative | 53 | 19 | 34 | |
| Differentiation | 0.018 | |||
| Poor | 60 | 35 | 25 | |
| Moderate/Well | 44 | 15 | 29 | |
| TNM stage | 0.014 | |||
| I-II | 52 | 18 | 34 | |
| III-IV | 52 | 32 | 20 | |
Note: The bold values mean that the P-value<0.05.
Abbreviations: ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; PKMYT1, protein kinase, membrane associated tyrosine/threonine.