Table 2.

Correlations of HMGB2 expression with clinicopathological parameters in primary cervical cancer tissues

Variables	No. of cases	HMGB2 expression		P value
		Low	High
Age (year)
< 50	15	4	11	0.273
≥ 50	14	5	9
Family history of malignant tumors
Yes	3	1	2	0.460
No	26	8	18
P16 expression
Positive	29	9	20
Negative	0	0	0
Primary tumor size(cm)
< 3	7	5	2	0.015*
≥ 3	22	4	18
Pelvic lymph node metastasis
Positive	8	2	6	0.325
Negative	21	7	14
Infiltration depth
Superficial/Deep fibrous histiocytoma	18	8	10	0.048*
Outer layer of the cervix	11	1	10
The FIGO stage
Ia-Ib1	15	8	7	0.009*
Ib2-IIa2	14	1	13

*P < 0.05

FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics