Table 1.

Correlation Between NOK Expression And Clinical Variables Of The NSCLC Cases

Variables	Cases (n=72)	NOK Expression		Percentage	P-value (χ2 test)
High (n=36)	Low (n=36)
Age (years)					0.157
>60	38	22	16	57.89%
≤60	34	14	20	41.18%
Gender					0.013
Male	63	28	35	44.44%
Female	9	8	1	88.89%
Smoking History					0.594
Smoker	53	25	28	73.61%
Non-smoker	19	11	8	26.39%
Tumor Location					0.635
Left Lung	32	17	15	53.13%
Right Lung	40	19	21	47.50%
Tumor size (cm)					0.624
>5	46	24	22	52.17%
≤5	26	12	14	46.15%
Tumor stage					1.000
T1/T2	12	6	6	50.00%
T3/T4	60	30	30	50.00%
pN stage
N0	33	6	27	18.18%
N1	29	24	5	82.76%	<0.001
N2	10	6	4	60.00%	0.017
Lymphatic metastasis					<0.001
No	33	6	27	42.86%
Yes	39	30	9	54.55%
Clinical stage					0.013
II	26	8	18	30.77%
III	46	28	18	60.87%
Pathology type					1.000
Squamous carcinoma	50	25	25	50.00%
Adenocarcinoma	22	11	11	50.00%