PKM2 promotes lymphatic metastasis of hypopharyngeal carcinoma via regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition: an experimental research

Table 3 Association between PKM2 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma

Features	Variables	Expression of PKM2		P value
Features	Variables	High	Low	P value
Age				0.498
	≥ 60	22	14
	< 60	12	11
Smoking				0.749
	Yes	32	23
	No	2	2
Gender				1.000
	Male	33	25
	Female	1	0
Pathological stage				0.113
	Early (T1-T2)	5	8
	Advanced (T3-T4)	29	17
Lymphatic metastasis				0.024*
	Presence	26	12
	Absence	8	13
Pathological differentiation				0.343
	Low	6	7
	Moderate and high	28	18

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