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. 2014 Jan 24;23(7):661–666. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.12.013

Table 2.

Tumour characteristics of study subjects by quartiles of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) levels on postoperative day 1.

Serum ACE2 levels (ng/mL)
p
≤3.21
(n = 80)
3.22-3.86
(n = 80)
3.87-4.42
(n = 80)
≥4.43
(n = 80)
Histology n(%)
 Adenocarcinoma 72 (90.0) 73 (91.3) 74 (92.5) 68 (85.0) 0.93
 Squamous cell carcinoma 3 (3.8) 2 (2.5) 2 (2.5) 4 (5.0)
 Adenosquamous cell carcinoma 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 1 (1.2)
 Neuroendocrine carcinoma 4 (5.0) 4 (5.0) 4 (5.0) 7 (8.8)
Clinical stages n(%)
 IA 25 (31.3) 23 (28.8) 22 (27.5) 21 (26.3) 1.00
 IB 28 (35.0) 27 (33.8) 27 (33.8) 25 (31.3)
 IIA 10 (12.5) 12 (15.0) 12 (15.0) 13 (16.2)
 IIB 4 (5.0) 4 (5.0) 5 (6.2) 6 (7.5)
 IIIA 12 (15.0) 13 (16.2) 12 (15.0) 13 (16.2)
 IIIB 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 2 (2.5) 2 (2.5)