Table 2.
Characteristics | Patients | Expression of ZEB1 | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
High-ZEB1 | Low-ZEB1 | |||
Total | 42 | 16 | 26 | |
Age (years) | 0.746 | |||
<65 | 15 | 5 | 10 | |
≥65 | 27 | 11 | 16 | |
Differentiation | 0.001∗ | |||
Middle or low | 21 | 2 | 19 | |
High | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
TNM stage | 0.002∗ | |||
I-II | 30 | 7 | 23 | |
III-IV | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
Lymphatic metastasis | 0.001∗ | |||
Yes | 15 | 12 | 3 | |
No | 27 | 4 | 23 | |
Distant metastasis | 0.001∗ | |||
Yes | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
No | 32 | 7 | 25 |
Note: ∗ indicates P < 0.05, namely, the difference was statistically significant.