TABLE 1.
Comparison of clinical characteristics between BACH1‐positive and ‐negative nephrectomized clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients
| Case (% of total) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BACH1‐positive (n = 31) | BACH1‐negative (n = 46) | ||
| Age, years | |||
| ≤70 | 22 (71.0) | 29 (63.0) | 0.47 |
| >70 | 9 (29.0) | 17 (37.0) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 24 (77.4) | 34 (73.9) | 0.72 |
| Female | 7 (22.6) | 12 (26.1) | |
| Pathologic T stage | |||
| <pT3 | 18 (58.1) | 40 (87.0) | <0.01 |
| ≥pT3 | 13 (41.9) | 6 (13.0) | |
| Tumor grade | |||
| G1/2 | 16 (51.6) | 36 (78.3) | 0.01 |
| G3 | 15 (48.4) | 10 (21.7) | |
| Lymph node status | |||
| N0 | 26 (83.9) | 43 (93.5) | 0.18 |
| N1 | 5 (16.1) | 3 (6.5) | |
| Metastasis status | |||
| M0 | 19 (61.3) | 43 (93.5) | <0.01 |
| M1 | 12 (38.7) | 3 (6.5) | |