| |
Total
|
COX-2 low expression n(%)
|
COX-2 high expression n(%)
|
P
|
|---|
|
Sex
| | | | |
|
Male
|
63
|
33 (52.4)
|
30 (47.6)
|
0.803
|
|
Female
|
21
|
12 (57.1)
|
9 (42.9)
| |
|
Age
| | | | |
|
≤60 years
|
44
|
23 (52.3)
|
21 (47.7)
|
0.830
|
|
> 60 years
|
40
|
22 (55.0)
|
18 (45.0)
| |
|
Smoking
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
38
|
21 (55.3)
|
17 (44.7)
|
0.828
|
|
No
|
46
|
24 (52.2)
|
22 (47.8)
| |
|
Differentiation
| | | | |
|
Well and moderate
|
40
|
20 (50.0)
|
20 (50.0)
|
0.662
|
|
Poor
|
44
|
25 (56.8)
|
19 (43.2)
| |
|
TNM stage
| | | | |
|
I
|
44
|
21 (47.7)
|
23 (52.3)
|
0.357
|
|
II
|
19
|
10 (52.6)
|
9 (47.4)
| |
|
III + IV
|
21
|
14 (66.7)
|
7 (33.3)
| |
|
Histology
| | | | |
|
Adeno
|
34
|
18 (52.9)
|
16 (47.1)
|
0.561
|
|
SCC
|
45
|
23 (51.1)
|
22 (48.9)
| |
|
Large cell carcinoma
|
5
|
4 (80.0)
|
1 (20.0)
| |
|
VEGF expression
| | | | |
|
High
|
42
|
12 (28.6)
|
30 (71.4)
|
0.000
|
|
Low
|
42
|
33 (78.6)
|
9 (21.4)
| |
|
MVD expression
| | | | |
|
High
|
28
|
10 (35.7)
|
18 (64.3)
|
0.036
|
|
Low
|
56
|
35 (62.5)
|
21 (37.5)
| |
- Abbreviations: Adeno, adenocarcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.
