Table 2 Relation between HAS2, α-SMA expression levels and clinicopathological variables
From: Hyaluronan synthase 2 expressed by cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes oral cancer invasion
| Variable | HAS2 | α-SMA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | P value | High | Low | P value | |
| HD | 1.000 | 0.777 | ||||
| I | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||
| II + III | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | ||
| TNM status | 0.021 | 0.000 | ||||
| I + II | 8 | 15 | 5 | 18 | ||
| III + IV | 17 | 8 | 18 | 7 | ||
| PLN status | 0.020 | 0.038 | ||||
| Negative | 11 | 18 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Positive | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||