Table 1.
Correlation between SOX9 protein expression level and clinicopathological parameters of patients with thymomas in our cohort.
| Clinicopathological parameters | SOX9 staining | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| low (n = 21) | high (n = 13) | ||
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 52.29 ± 11.67 | 60.69 ± 13.87 | 0.0749 |
| Sex | 0.2793 | ||
| Male | 11 (52.38%) | 10 (47.62%) | |
| Female | 10 (76.92%) | 3 (23.07%) | |
| Histological type | 0.0131 | ||
| A | 2 (25.00%) | 6 (75.00%) | |
| AB | 3 (50.00%) | 3 (50.00%) | |
| B1 | 5 (83.33%) | 1 (16.67%) | |
| B2 | 7 (77.78%) | 2 (22.22%) | |
| B3 | 4 (80.00%) | 1 (20.00%) | |
SD, standard deviation.