Table 2.

Correlation between DDX17 expression and clinicopathological characteristics

	Total (n = 105)	DDX17 protein expression		p-value
		Negative (n)	Positive (n)
Age, years
≤52	59	15	44	0.318
>52	46	17	29
Gender
Male	75	34	41	0.949
Female	30	10	20
Tumor size
>5 cm	61	21	40	0.030*
≤5 cm	44	24	19
N stage
N0	90	41	49
N1	15	2	13	0.019*
M stage
M0	97	32	65
M1	8	1	7	0.037*
AJCC stage
I + II	65	35	30	<0.001*
III + IV	40	8	32
Differentiation
Well	8	7	1	0.002*
Moderate	60	27	33
Poor	37	9	28

*p < 0.05 indicates a significant association among the variables