Table 1.

Correlation Between the ACTN1 Protein Levels and Clinicopathological Features of Patients with OSCC

Features	N (48)	ACTN1 Protein Levels		P value
		Low Expression (19)	High Expression (29)
Age (years)				0.725
≦60	14	5	9
>60	34	14	20
Gender				0.317
Male	34	15	19
Female	14	4	10
Clinical stage				0.011*
I+II	22	13	9
III+IV	26	6	20
Pathologic differentiation				0.499
Poor	15	7	8
Well/moderate	33	12	21
Node metastasis				0.012*
No	30	16	14
Yes	18	3	15

Note: *P <0.05.

Abbreviations: OSSC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; ACTN1, actinin alpha 1.