TABLE 1.

Relationship between EIF3B expression and tumor characteristics in patients with malignant melanoma

Features	No. of patients	EIF3B expression		P value
		Low	High
All patients	164	75	89
Age (years)
≤55	83	37	46	0.765
>55	81	38	43
Gender	164
Male	88	37	51	0.309
Female	76	38	38
Tumor infiltrate
T2	6	3	3	0.445
T3	26	7	19
T4	71	29	42
Lymphatic metastasis (N)
N0	91	39	52	0.002
N1	10	0	10
N2	4	0	4
Stage
I	6	3	3	0.040
II	81	34	47
III	12	0	12
IV	4	2	2