Item | n | claudin-8 (high) | claudin-8 (low) | P | n | claudin-9 (high) | claudin-9 (low) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissue | 70 | 37 | 53 | < 0.01 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 1.000* |
Mucosae | 70 | 15 | 55 | Â | 70 | 22 | 48 | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤60 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0.846* | 37 | 11 | 26 | 1.000* |
> 60 | 33 | 16 | 17 |  | 33 | 9 | 24 |  |
Histological grade | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Well-differentiated | 31 | 22 | 10 | 1.000* | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0.736* |
Moderately and poorly differentiated | 39 | 45 | 23 | Â | 39 | 11 | 28 | Â |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
– | 21 | 16 | 5 | < 0.01 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1.000* |
– | 49 | 21 | 28 |  | 49 | 12 | 37 |  |
Ki67 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
+ | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0.472* | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0.486* |
– | 48 | 28 | 20 |  | 48 | 11 | 37 |  |
Clinical stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I~II | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1.000* | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0.162* |
III~IV | 43 | 23 | 20 | Â | 43 | 14 | 29 | Â |