Table 1.

Relationships of KIF2A and Clinicopathological Characteristics in 78 Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Feature	All n=78	KIF2A Expression		χ2	P
		Low	High
		n=28	n=50
Age (year)				2.842	0.092
< 60	46	13	33
≥ 60	32	15	17
Gender				0.268	0.605
Male	50	19	31
Female	28	9	19
Tumor grade				2.457	0.117
Low	48	14	34
High	30	14	16
Tumor size				9.018	0.003*
< 3.5 cm	38	20	18
≥ 3.5 cm	40	8	32
T stage				6.982	0.008*
T1–2	49	23	26
T3–4	29	5	24
Lymph node metastasis				0.997	0.318
Yes	25	7	18
No	53	21	32

Note: *P<0.05.

Abbreviations: χ², chi-square test; P, P value.