Table 2.

Correlation between DSG2 expression and clinicopathological features of early-stage CC

Variables	Total	DSG2 expression		Pa
		Low	High
Age (years)
≤ 42	65	42	23	0.313
> 42	85	48	37
FIGO stageb
I	132	87	45	0.187
II	18	9	9
Tumor size (cm)
≤ 4	125	85	40	0.022
> 4	25	11	14
Pathologic types
Squamous cell carcinoma	128	82	46	0.205a
Adenocarcinoma	18	13	5
Adenosquamous carcinoma	4	1	3
Differentiation grade
Well	5	4	1	0.502a
Moderate	69	45	24
Poor	69	43	26
Stromal invasion
< 1/2	87	58	29	0.424
≥ 1/2	63	38	25
Lymphovascular space invasion
No	134	89	45	0.074
Yes	16	7	9
Pelvic lymph node metastasis
No	120	89	31	< 0.001
Yes	30	7	23
Vaginal involvement
No	148	94	54	0.408
Yes	2	2	0
Parametrial infiltration
No	149	95	54	0.64
Yes	1	1	0
Recurrence
No	126	89	37	< 0.001
Yes	24	7	17
Vital status in 5 years
Alive	129	92	37	< 0.001
Dead	21	4	17

^aP value from Fisher’s exact test; The italic number inside the table reflected P < 0.05

^bFIGO 2009 was used