Characteristics | CASC2 expression | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | High | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.337 |
 ≤ 60 | 28 | 24 |  |
 > 60 | 11 | 15 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.651 |
 Male | 19 | 21 |  |
 Female | 20 | 18 |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | 0.482 |
 No | 13 | 16 |  |
 Yes | 26 | 23 |  |
Tumor Size | Â | Â | 0.651 |
 ≤ 3 cm | 18 | 20 |  |
 > 3 cm | 21 | 19 |  |
Tumor location | Â | Â | 0.821 |
 Upper | 19 | 20 |  |
 Middle + lower | 20 | 19 |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 I + II | 9 | 22 |  |
 III + IV | 30 | 17 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | 0.013 |
 No | 13 | 25 |  |
 Yes | 26 | 16 |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | 0.022 |
 Low | 12 | 22 |  |
 Moderate and high | 27 | 17 |  |