From: Implication of heme oxygenase-1 in the sensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinomas to radiotherapy
Variable | Â | No. of patients (HO-1 expression) | P value c | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Total | H + M a | N b |  |
Age | ≤ 61 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.673 |
 | > 61 | 14 | 8 | 6 |  |
Sex | Male | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.873 |
 | Female | 12 | 6 | 6 |  |
Stage | I + II | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.266 |
 | III + IV | 9 | 14 | 5 |  |
Histological differentiation | G1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0.174 |
 | G2 + G3 | 15 | 12 | 3 |  |