From: Expression of transcription factors snail, slug, and twist in human bladder carcinoma
 | Patients | Slug | Twist | Snail | E-cadherin | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | + | - | p | + | - | p | + | - | p | + | - | p |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.493 | Â | Â | 0.557 | Â | Â | 0.664 | Â | Â | 0.824 |
Male | 87 | 56 | 31 | Â | 37 | 50 | Â | 13 | 74 | Â | 65 | 22 | Â |
Female | 33 | 19 | 14 | Â | 16 | 17 | Â | 6 | 27 | Â | 24 | 9 | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.257 | Â | Â | 0.523 | Â | Â | 0.947 | Â | Â | 0.845 |
≤ 70 | 64 | 43 | 21 |  | 30 | 34 |  | 10 | 54 |  | 47 | 17 |  |
> 70 | 56 | 32 | 24 | Â | 23 | 33 | Â | 9 | 47 | Â | 42 | 14 | Â |
Stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.171 | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â | 0.986 | Â | Â | 0.874 |
pTa, pT1 | 76 | 51 | 25 | Â | 19 | 57 | Â | 12 | 64 | Â | 56 | 20 | Â |
≥PT2 | 44 | 24 | 20 |  | 34 | 10 |  | 7 | 37 |  | 33 | 11 |  |
Grade | Â | Â | Â | 0.082 | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â | 0.789 | Â | Â | 0.017 |
LG | 41 | 30 | 11 | Â | 8 | 33 | Â | 7 | 34 | Â | 25 | 16 | Â |
HG | 79 | 45 | 34 | Â | 45 | 34 | Â | 12 | 67 | Â | 64 | 15 | Â |
Nodal involvement | Â | Â | Â | 0.012 | Â | Â | 0.291 | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â | 0.040 |
yes | 18 | 16 | 2 | Â | 10 | 8 | Â | 13 | 5 | Â | 17 | 1 | Â |
no | 102 | 59 | 43 | Â | 43 | 59 | Â | 6 | 96 | Â | 72 | 30 | Â |
Recurrence(n = 76) | Â | Â | Â | 0.483 | Â | Â | 0.242 | Â | Â | 0.931 | Â | Â | 0.719 |
yes | 23 | 15 | 8 | Â | 12 | 11 | Â | 5 | 18 | Â | 16 | 7 | Â |
no | 53 | 30 | 23 | Â | 20 | 33 | Â | 12 | 41 | Â | 39 | 14 | Â |
Progression A(n = 76) | Â | Â | Â | 0.124 | Â | Â | 0.021 | Â | Â | 1.000 | Â | Â | 1.000 |
yes | 8 | 3 | 5 | Â | 6 | 2 | Â | 3 | 5 | Â | 7 | 1 | Â |
no | 68 | 46 | 22 | Â | 21 | 47 | Â | 27 | 41 | Â | 55 | 13 | Â |
Progression B(n = 44) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
yes | 15 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
no | 29 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Death C(n = 44) | Â | Â | Â | 0.760 | Â | Â | 0.754 | Â | Â | 0.748 | Â | Â | 0.509 |
yes | 17 | 9 | 8 | Â | 11 | 6 | Â | 5 | 12 | Â | 13 | 4 | Â |
no | 27 | 16 | 11 | Â | 15 | 12 | Â | 10 | 17 | Â | 17 | 10 | Â |