Table 2.

Correlation between TRIM36 expression and clinicopathologic factors of ESCA patients.

Parameters		All cases	TRIM36 expression		P value
			Low (n = 53)	High (n = 27)
Age (years)	<60	41	26	15	0.6410
	≥60	39	27	12
Gender	Male	48	34	14	0.3388
	Female	32	19	13
Tumor size	<4 cm	43	23	20	0.0104∗
	≥5 cm	37	30	7
TNM stage	I + II	47	26	21	0.0169∗
	III	33	27	6
Lymphnode metastasis	Absent	46	24	22	0.0021∗∗
	Present	34	29	5
Vital status	Alive	26	13	13	0.0443∗
	Dead	54	40	14
β-Catenin expression	Low	39	21	18	0.0329∗
	High	41	32	9

Fisher's exact test, ^∗P < 0.05 and ^∗∗P < 0.01.