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Table 3 Associations between LIN28B expression and multiple clinicopathological parameters in primary OSCC

From: The pluripotency factor LIN28B is involved in oral carcinogenesis and associates with tumor aggressiveness and unfavorable prognosis

Clinicopathological parameters

Cases

LIN28B

p values

Low

High

Gender

58

19

39

 

 Male

37

12

25

1.000

 Female

21

7

14

Age

 ≤60

30

13

17

0.0973

 >60

28

6

22

Tumor size

 T1–T2

31

14

17

0.0490

 T3–T4

27

5

22

Pathological grade

 I

33

12

21

0.5794

 II–III

25

7

18

Cervical node metastasis

 N(0)

30

12

18

0.2708

 N(+)

28

7

21

Clinical stage

 I–II

16

9

7

0.0286

 III–IV

42

10

32