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Table 1 The relationship between GPX2 protein expression and ESCC patients’ clinicopathological characteristics

From: Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of GPX2 protein expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Clinical features

Cases

GPX2+

GPX2−

P value

Age

 ≤ 58 years

83

70

13

0.539

 > 58 years

78

62

16

 

Sex

 Male

117

95

22

0.670

 Female

44

37

7

 

Size

    

 ≤ 4.5 cm

98

83

15

0.265

 > 4.5 cm

63

49

14

 

Site

 Upper

13

12

1

0.380

 Middle

107

89

18

 

 Below

41

31

10

 

Gross morphology

 Medullary

79

69

10

0.258

 Umbrella

11

9

2

 

 Ulcer

54

40

14

 

 Stenosis

17

14

3

 

Histological grade

 I

46

41

5

<0.001

 II

94

86

8

 

 III

21

5

16

 

TNM stages

 I~II

86

75

11

0.118

 III

73

55

18

 

 IV

2

2

0

 
  1. GPX2+: ESCC with GPX2-positive expression; GPX2−: ESCC with GPX2-negative expression
  2. Histological grade: I, high differentiated ESCC; II, moderately differentiated ESCC; III, poorly differentiated ESCC
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