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Table 2 Clinicopathologic characteristics of the NSCLC patients with different stages and histologies by eIF4E expression

From: Pim-1 kinase is a target of miR-486-5p and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E, and plays a critical role in lung cancer

Characteristics

Number of patients

eIF4E expression

P

Positive

Negative

All cases

69

56

13

 

Age (y)

   

0.630

<=60

36

30

6

 

>60

33

26

7

 

Gender

    

Male

47

36

11

0.200

Female

22

20

2

 

Histology

   

0.058

Squamous cell carcinoma

23

16

7

 

Adenocarcinoma

41

37

4

 

Other types

5

3

2

 

Tumor size

   

0.036

<=3 cm

35

25

10

 

>3 cm

34

31

3

 

Lymphnodemetastasis

   

0.338

Negative

29

22

7

 

Positive

40

34

6

 

Metastasis

    

No

44

35

9

0.893

Yes

25

21

4

 

Stage

    

I

20

15

5

0.629

II

16

14

2

 

III-IV

33

27

6

 
  1. NOTE: P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
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