Table 1.

Correlations Between SPRR2B Expression with Patients’ Characteristics

Characteristics	Cases	SPRR2B Level		P value
	(n=128)	Low (n=73)	High (n=55)
Sex				0.303
Female	46	29	17
Male	82	44	38
Age				0.733
≤55 yrs	44	26	18
>55 yrs	84	47	37
Localization				0.636
Upper 1/3	26	14	12
Middle 1/3	47	25	22
Lower 1/3	55	34	21
Tumor size				0.004*
≤5.0 cm	79	53	26
>5.0 cm	49	20	29
T stage				0.002*
T1/T2	76	52	24
T3/T4	52	21	31
Differentiation				0.675
Well	15	10	5
Moderate	52	28	24
Poor	61	35	26
TNM stage				0.001*
Stage I–II	80	55	25
Stage III	48	18	30

Note: *Indicates P<0.05 by Chi-square test.