Table 2.

Correlation Between ITIF2 Expression In Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tissues And Patients’ Clinical Parameters

Clinical Parameters	Cases	IFIT2 Expression Level		χ2	P-value
Low(H-score <140)	High(H-score ≥140)
Gender
Male	74	51	23	0.066	0.797
Female	4	3	1
Age (years)
≥60	49	33	16	0.074	0.786
<60	27	19	8
Tumor diameter (cm)
≥4.5	45	31	14	0.006	0.939
<4.5	33	23	10
Tumor stage
T1~T2	56	39	17	0.016	0.900
T3~T4	22	15	7
Lymph node metastasis*
Yes	20	14	6	0.013	0.908
No	42	30	12
TNM stage
I~II	51	37	14	0.762	0.383
III~IV	27	17	10
Distant metastasis
Yes	1	0	1	2.279	0.131
No	77	54	23

Note: *There were 16 patients’ lymph node metastasis that could not be assessed.

Abbreviation: IFIT2, interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats 2.