Table 1.
Variables | Low expression | High expression | χ2 | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Female | 14 | 36 | 4.552 | 0.033 |
Male | 50 | 59 | ||
Age (years) | ||||
< 60 | 31 | 41 | 0.430 | 0.512 |
≥ 60 | 33 | 54 | ||
Smoking status | ||||
Never smoke | 18 | 30 | 0.216 | 0.642 |
Smoke | 46 | 65 | ||
Type of resection | ||||
Pneumonectomy | 9 | 13 | 0.005 | 0.998 |
Lobectomy | 53 | 79 | ||
Bronchial sleeve resection | 2 | 3 | ||
Lesion | ||||
Central | 20 | 28 | 0.057 | 0.811 |
Peripheral | 44 | 67 | ||
Histologic subtype | ||||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 40 | 62 | 0.127 | 0.722 |
Adenocarcinoma | 24 | 33 | ||
Location of tumor | ||||
Left | 26 | 39 | 0.003 | 0.957 |
Right | 38 | 56 | ||
Stage | ||||
I | 25 | 18 | 9.635 | 0.008 |
II | 21 | 31 | ||
III | 18 | 64 | ||
T stage | ||||
T1 | 15 | 27 | 0.710 | 0.701 |
T2 | 41 | 59 | ||
T3 | 8 | 9 | ||
N stage | ||||
N0 | 39 | 31 | 12.950 | 0.002 |
N1 | 10 | 20 | ||
N2 | 15 | 44 |