Table 6. Relationship between EGFR and EZH2 expression and clinicopathological factors.
Clinical or pathological indicators | N | EGFR | EHZ2 | |||
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Relative expression | P value | Relative expression | P value | |||
Age (years) | 0.199 | 0.645 | ||||
<40 | 21 | 0.537±0.280 | 0.582±0.346 | |||
40–59 | 71 | 0.715±0.263 | 0.526±0.324 | |||
≥60 | 28 | 0.604±0.266 | 0.429±0.201 | |||
Menopausal state | 0.962 | 0.494 | ||||
Not menopausal | 65 | 0.651±0.280 | 0.478±0.290 | |||
Menopausal | 55 | 0.675±0.257 | 0.574±0.317 | |||
T stage | 0.623 | 0.217 | ||||
T1 | 47 | 0.668±0.250 | 0.605±0.278 | |||
T2 | 64 | 0.670±0.297 | 0.492±0.335 | |||
T3 | 9 | 0.608±0.255 | 0.368±0.169 | |||
Lymph node | 0.005* | 0.024* | ||||
N0 | 40 | 0.473±0.282 | 0.344±0.279 | |||
N1 | 44 | 0.618±0.272 | 0.461±0.180 | |||
N2 | 20 | 0.750±0.096 | 0.552±0.140 | |||
N ≥3 | 16 | 0.865±0.099 | 0.721±0.313 | |||
Clinical stage | 0.009* | 0.013* | ||||
I | 25 | 0.361±0.221 | 0.243±0.226 | |||
II | 59 | 0.560±0.230 | 0.353±0.153 | |||
III | 36 | 0.768±0.123 | 0.724±0.317 | |||
Pathological grade | 0.405 | 0.154 | ||||
I | 15 | 0.816±0.040 | 0.769±0.371 | |||
II | 75 | 0.674±0.254 | 0.422±0.210 | |||
III | 30 | 0.592±0.318 | 0.610±0.373 | |||
Ki-67 | 0.203 | 0.046* | ||||
<20% | 36 | 0.566±0.257 | 0.380±0.269 | |||
20–30% | 32 | 0.661±0.297 | 0.516±0.310 | |||
>30% | 52 | 0.751±0.242 | 0.638±0.283 | |||
P53 | 0.770 | 0.538 | ||||
+ | 79 | 0.635±0.330 | 0.476±0.243 | |||
− | 41 | 0.574±0.334 | 0.419±0.327 |
*, indicates the result is statistically significant. EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; EZH2, zeste gene enhancer homolog 2.