|
Characteristic
|
Tiam1 expression (cases)a
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Low
|
High
|
|---|
|
Total
|
82
|
112
| |
|
Age (years)
|
|
≤50
|
29
|
46
|
0.836
|
|
51–60
|
27
|
34
|
|
61–70
|
19
|
25
|
|
>70
|
7
|
7
|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
59
|
91
|
0.127
|
|
Female
|
23
|
21
|
|
Tobacco use
|
|
No
|
38
|
38
|
0.080
|
|
Yes
|
44
|
74
|
|
Alcohol use
|
|
No
|
62
|
85
|
0.964
|
|
Yes
|
20
|
27
|
|
Histological differentiation
|
|
Well
|
48
|
67
|
0.289
|
|
Moderate
|
28
|
30
| |
|
Poor
|
6
|
15
| |
|
Chronic illness
|
|
No
|
66
|
90
|
0.982
|
|
Yes
|
16
|
22
|
|
T stage
|
|
T1/T2
|
73
|
90
|
0.104
|
|
T3/T4
|
9
|
22
|
|
Lymph node metastasis
|
|
No
|
65
|
66
|
0.003
|
|
Yes
|
17
|
46
|
|
Clinical stage
|
|
I/II
|
62
|
57
|
<0.001
|
|
III/IV
|
20
|
55
|
|
Tumor position
|
|
Oral cavity
|
71
|
85
|
0.064
|
|
Buccal mucosa
|
7
|
6
|
|
Floor of mouth
|
3
|
8
|
|
Anterior tongue
|
51
|
56
|
|
Alveolar ridge
|
10
|
15
|
|
Glottic larynx
|
8
|
19
|
|
Supraglottic larynx
|
3
|
8
|
|
Disease recurrence
|
|
No
|
45
|
33
|
<0.001
|
|
Yes
|
37
|
79
|
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aTiam1 expression is scored from 0 to 12. Scores from 0 to 4 indicate low expression; scores of 5 or greater indicate high expression. See the text for details
