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Table 4 Clinicopathologic characteristic by OV6 and LEF1 expression

From: The transcription factor LEF1 promotes tumorigenicity and activates the TGF-β signaling pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

OV6/LEF1 expression

 
 

Both high (45)

High-OV6, Low-LEF1(24)

High-LEF1 Low-OV6(12)

Both Low (14)

P valuea

Sex

 Male

39

20

9

10

0.477

 Female

6

4

3

4

 

Age (year)b

  > 65

13

5

3

4

0.93

  ≤ 65

32

19

9

10

 

T_grade

 1

8

10

3

7

0.017

 2

10

8

6

1

 

 3

26

5

3

6

 

 4

1

1

0

0

 

Lymph_node_metastasis

 N0

22

16

7

12

0.51

 N1

11

5

4

1

 

 N2

9

2

1

1

 

 N3

3

1

0

0

 

TNM stage

 I

7

13

4

8

0.011

 II

17

5

5

4

 

 III

21

6

3

2

 

Death

 yes

23

5

1

0

< 0.01

 no

22

19

11

14

 
  1. aStatistical significance was figured out by chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical/binary measures and ANOVA for continuous measures
  2. aData are presented as mean ± S.D