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Table 3 Spearman correlation analysis between NDRG2 expression and clinical pathologic factors

From: Low expression of N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma correlates with a poor prognosis

Variable

NDRG2 expression

p a

Correlation coefficient (r s )

Gender

-.121

.124

Age(years)

-.135

.109

Cigarette smoking

.101

.232

Alcohol drinking

-.145

.084

Clinical stage

-.299

.0001

T classification

-.347

.0001

N classification

-.387

.0001

M classification

-.170

.042

Histological differentiation

-.268

.001

  1. a The Spearman correlation test was used for statistical analyses. P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
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BMC Cancer

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