Table 2.
Clinicopathologic characteristics | Low expression (%) | High expression (%) | X2 | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.08 | 0.777 | ||
≤45 | 156(46.6) | 80(47.9) | ||
>45 | 179(53.4) | 87(52.1) | ||
Gender | 3.771 | 0.052 | ||
Female | 254(75.8) | 113(67.7) | ||
Male | 81(24.2) | 54(32.3) | ||
Histological type | 44.501 | 0.000* | ||
Classical | 221(66) | 137(82) | ||
Follicular | 91(27.2) | 8(4.8) | ||
Tall Cell | 15(4.5) | 21(12.6) | ||
other | 8(2.4) | 1(0.6) | ||
Tumor size | 5.516 | 0.019* | ||
≤20mm | 108(32.2) | 37(22.2) | ||
>20mm | 227(67.8) | 130(77.8) | ||
T stage | 5.516 | 0.019* | ||
T1 | 108(32.2) | 37(22.2) | ||
>T1 | 227(67.8) | 130(77.8) | ||
Extrathyroidal invasion | 0.306 | 0.58 | ||
YES | 5(1.5) | 4(2.4) | ||
NO | 182(54.3) | 100(59.9) | ||
Lymph node metastasis | 25.472 | 0.000* | ||
YES | 120(35.8) | 103(61.7) | ||
NO | 175(52.2) | 54(32.3) | ||
AJCC | 10.636 | 0.001* | ||
I+II | 238(71) | 95(56.9) | ||
III+IV | 95(28.4) | 72(43.1) |
* P-value < 0.05.