Table 3 Association of BEX4 protein expression level with the clinicopathological variables in 30 patients with OSCC
| Variables | Cases | BEX4 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (%) | Moderate + High (%) | |||
| Gender | - | - | - | 0.796a |
| Male | 20 | 11 (55) | 9 (45) | - |
| Female | 10 | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | - |
| Age | - | - | - | 0.464a |
| ≤54 | 15 | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | - |
| >54 | 15 | 7 (47) | 8 (53) | - |
| T-stage | - | - | - | 0.001 b |
| T1-2 | 10 | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | - |
| T3-4 | 20 | 15 (75) | 5 (25) | - |
| Nodal stage | - | - | - | 0.464a |
| Negative | 15 | 7 (47) | 8 (53) | - |
| Positive | 15 | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | - |