Table VI.

Differential expression of Twist, Snail and Slug in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Protein	Mean	SD	SE	95% CI	t	P-value
Twist	2.220	2.957	5.491	(3.345, 1.096)	4.044	<0.001
Slug	−2.698	2.555	4.745	(−1.726, −3.670)	−5.687	<0.001
Snail	2.799	1.380	2.563	(8.050, −2.451)	1.092	0.284

Mean, mean difference in mRNA expression between ESCC and adjacent tissues; SD, standard deviation of the difference; SE, standard error of the mean difference; 95% CI, 95% confidence internal of the difference.