Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2022; 10(27): 9657-9669
Published online Sep 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9657
Table 2 Relationship of sex determining region Y-box 2, E-cadherin, and vimentin with demographic and clinical characteristics
CharacteristicSOX2, n (%)
P valueE-cadherin, n (%)
P value
Vimentin, n (%)
P value
(-)
(+)
(-)
(+)
(-)
(+)
Cases83 (44.9)102 (55.1)114 (61.6)71 (38.4)69 (37.3)116 (62.7)
Age, yr
< 6544 (53.0)56 (54.9)0.88262 (54.4)38 (53.5)0.90934 (49.3)66 (56.9)0.314
≥ 6539 (47.0)46 (45.1)52 (45.6)33 (46.5)35 (50.7)50 (43.1)
Gender
Male57 (68.7)72 (70.6)0.87282 (71.9)47(66.2)0.40953 (76.8)76 (65.5)0.106
Female26 (31.3)30 (29.4)32 (28.1)24 (33.8)16 (23.2)40 (34.5)
Ethnicity
Han49 (59.0)47 (46.1)0.10362 (54.4)34 (47.9)0.39038 (55.1)58 (50.0)0.504
Kazakh 34 (41.0)55 (53.9)52 (45.6)37 (52.1)31 (44.9)58 (50.0)
Tumor size
< 3 cm71 (85.5)50 (49.0)< 0.001a75 (65.8)46 (64.8)0.88951 (73.9)70 (60.3)0.061
≥ 3 cm12 (14.5)52 (51.0)39 (34.2)25 (35.2)18 (26.1)46 (39.7)
Lymph node metastasis
No60 (72.3)68 (66.7)0.42876 (66.7)52 (73.2)0.34653 (76.8)75 (64.7)0.083
Yes23 (27.7)34 (33.3)38 (33.3)19 (26.8)16 (23.2)41 (35.3)
Tumor location
Upper1 (1.2)7 (6.9)0.1085 (4.4)3 (4.2)0.7803 (4.3)5 (4.3)0.935
Middle47 (56.6)50 (49.0)62 (54.4)35 (49.3)35 (50.7)62 (53.4)
Lower35 (42.2)45 (44.1)47 (41.2)33 (46.5)31 (44.9)49 (42.2)
Degree of differentiation
High12 (14.5)11 (10.8)0.47510(8.8)13 (18.3)0.035a9 (13.0)14 (12.1)0.953
Moderate54 (65.1)63 (61.8)80 (70.2)37 (52.1)44 (63.8)73 (62.9)
Poor 17 (20.5)28 (27.5)24 (21.1)21 (29.6)16 (23.2)29 (25.0)
AJCC stage
I6 (7.2)9 (8.8)0.69710(8.8)5(7.0)0.3856 (8.7)9 (7.8)0.592
II57 (68.7)62 (60.8)73 (64.0)46 (64.8)48 (69.6)71 (61.2)
III13 (15.7)22 (21.6)24(21.1)11 (15.5)10 (14.5)25 (21.6)
IV7 (8.4)9 (8.8)7 (6.1)9 (12.7)5 (7.2)11 (9.5)
T stage
T13 (3.6)4 (3.9)0.3335 (4.4)2 (2.8)0.8872 (2.9)5 (4.3)0.059
T241 (49.4)37 (36.3)49 (43.0)29 (40.8)37 (53.6)41 (35.3)
T336 (43.4)55 (53.9)54 (47.437 (52.1)29 (42.0)62 (53.4)
T43 (3.6)6 (5.9)6 (5.3)3 (4.2)1 (1.4)8 (6.9)
N stage
N060 (72.3)68 (66.7)0.12276 (66.7)52 (73.2)0.27453 (76.8)75 (64.7)0.342
N110 (12.0)23 (22.5)25 (21.9)8 (11.3)9 (13.0)24 (20.7)
N29 (10.8)10 (9.8)10(8.8)9(12.7)5 (7.2)14 (12.1)
N34 (4.8)1 (1.0)3 (2.6)2 (2.8)2 (2.9)3 (2.6)
M stage
No81 (97.6)95 (93.1)0.190111 (97.4)65(91.5)0.08867 (97.1)109 (94.0)0.488
Yes2 (2.4)7 (6.9)3 (2.6)6 (8.5)2 (2.9)7 (6.0)
Depth of invasion
Mucosa35 (42.2)16(15.7)< 0.001a29 (25.4)22 (31.0)0.41227(39.1)24 (20.7)0.007a
Muscularis/Full thickness48(57.8)86 (84.3)85 (74.6)49 (69.0)42 (60.9)92 (79.3)