Table 1.
Correlation between CCT3 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with melanoma
| Characteristics | Number of Patients | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low CCT3 expression (n) | High CCT3 expression (n) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| < 60 | 7 | 11 | 0.435 |
| ≥ 60 | 6 | 16 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 5 | 9 | 0.750 |
| Female | 8 | 18 | |
| Invasion | |||
| T0-T2 | 8 | 13 | 0.427 |
| T3-T4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Lymph nodes metastasis | |||
| No | 7 | 10 | 0.314 |
| Yes | 6 | 17 | |
| Clinical stage | |||
| I-II | 8 | 7 | 0.029 |
| III-IV | 5 | 20 | |
| Distant metastasis | |||
| No | 9 | 12 | 0.142 |
| Yes | 4 | 15 | |
Note: A chi-square test was used for comparing groups between low and highCCT3 expression. * p < 0.05 was considered significant.