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.