Table 1.

MLK3 staining and clinicopathological characteristics of 97 glioma patients.

Variables		Number	MLK3 expression		X2 value	P value
			High (%)	Low (%)
Age	≤50	44	20 (45.5)	24 (54.5)	4.149	0.042*
	>50	53	35 (66.0)	18 (34.0)
Gender	Male	60	36 (60.0)	24 (40.0)	0.697	0.404
	Female	37	19 (51.4)	18 (48.6)
Tumor size	<5 cm	31	17 (54.8)	14 (45.2)	0.000	1.000
	≥5 cm	31	17 (54.8)	14 (45.2)
WHO grade	Low (I+II)	29	7 (24.1)	22 (75.9)	17.867	0.000**
	High(III+IV)	68	48 (70.6)	20 (29.4)

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.