Table 2.

Relationship between YTHDF2 and clinicopathological factors of LUSC patients

Clinicopathological parameters	N	YTHDF2 Low (n = 29)	YTHDF2 High (n = 44)	P
Gender				0.298
Male	66	28	38
Female	7	1	6
Age				0.337
< 60	23	11	12
≥ 60	50	18	32
Differentiation				0.550
Good	3	0	3
Moderate	53	22	31
Poor	17	7	10
pT classification				0.901
pT1	12	4	8
pT2	32	13	19
pT3	29	12	17
pN				0.002
−	27	17	10	0.007
+	46	12	34
pTNM stage
pI	12	6	6
pII	30	17	13
pIIIa	31	6	25

P-value: chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact probability test. pT classification, tumor size; pN, lymph node metastasis and pTNM stage, tumor stage