Table 1 Correlations between TIPE2 expression and clinicopathological characteristics in PTC
Variable | Number | TIPE2 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||
Number of patients | 89 | 23 | 66 | |
Age (years) | ||||
< 45 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 0.3403 |
≥ 45 | 39 | 8 | 31 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.3841 |
Female | 69 | 16 | 53 | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
≤ 1 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0.0002 |
1.5–4 | 57 | 12 | 45 | |
> 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Capsule infiltration | ||||
Negative | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0.0085 |
Positive | 67 | 22 | 45 | |
Peripheral infiltration | ||||
Negative | 75 | 15 | 60 | 0.0036 |
Positive | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
T stage | ||||
T1 | 65 | 8 | 57 | 0.0001 |
T2–T4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
Negative | 45 | 8 | 37 | 0.0941 |
Positive | 44 | 15 | 29 | |