Table 2.
Correlation between RACK1 expression and clinical characteristics in melanoma patients.
| Clinical characteristics | n | RACK1 expression | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-) | (+) | (++) | (+++) | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 40 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 0.059 |
| Female | 27 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <55 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0.193 |
| ≥55 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |
| TNM | ||||||
| I | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.009* |
| II | 36 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | |
| III-IV | 26 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| Lymphatic metastasis | ||||||
| Negative | 45 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0.153 |
| Positive | 22 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
*P<0.05