Table 2 Patients’ characteristics and their association with NCAPG expression
Characteristic NCAPG expression | Negative (N = 72), | Positive (N = 84), | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | 0.014 | ||
Male | 34 (38) | 56 (62) | |
Female | 38 (58) | 28 (42) | |
Age | 0.020 | ||
< 60 | 46 (55) | 38 (45) | |
≥ 60 | 26 (36) | 46 (64) | |
Tumor stage | 0.523 | ||
pT1 | 12 (39) | 19 (61) | |
pT2 | 38 (53) | 34 (47) | |
pT3 | 14 (56) | 11 (44) | |
pT4 | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
Node metastasis | 0.235 | ||
pN0 | 47 (54) | 40 (46) | |
pN1/ pN2 | 18 (43) | 24 (57) | |
TNM stage | 0.537 | ||
I / II | 48 (48) | 52 (52) | |
III / IV | 24 (43) | 32 (57) | |
Histological type | 0.006 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 49 (53) | 43 (47) | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 12(28) | 31 (72) | |
Differentiated degree | 0.881 | ||
Poorly differentiated | 13 (43) | 17 (57) | |
Moderately differentiated | 43 (43) | 58 (57) | |
Highly differentiated | 5 (50) | 5 (50) |