Table 1 Relationship between RelB expression and clinicopathological characteristics
Characteristics | RelB expression | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
High n = 69 (53.1%) | Low N = 61 (46.9%) | ||
Gender | Â | Â | 0.650 |
 Male | 31 (55.3) | 25 (44.7) |  |
 Female | 38 (51.3) | 36 (48.7) |  |
Age | Â | Â | 0.590 |
 Mean ± SD | 60.56 ± 10.15 | 60.15 ± 10.31 |  |
 Range | 33–83 | 38–87 |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.603 |
 Yes | 23 (50.0) | 23 (50.0) |  |
 No | 46 (54.8) | 38 (45.2) |  |
Histology | Â | Â | 0.948 |
 ADC | 49 (53.2) | 43 (46.8) |  |
 SCC | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.7) |  |
Degree of differentiation | Â | Â | 0.116 |
 Low | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) |  |
 Middle | 38 (48.1) | 41 (51.9) |  |
 High | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) |  |
Depth of tumor invasion | Â | Â | 0.010a |
 T1 | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) |  |
 T2 | 31 (52.5) | 28 (47.5) |  |
 T3 | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) |  |
 T4 | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) |  |
Lymph node metastasis | Â | Â | 0.048a |
 N0 | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) |  |
 N1 | 35 (54.7) | 29 (45.3) |  |
 N2 | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) |  |
Distant metastases | Â | Â | 0.006a |
 No | 56 (48.7) | 59 (51.3) |  |
 Yes | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) |  |
TNM stage |  |  | < 0.001a |
 I | 13 (33.3) | 26 (66.7) |  |
 II | 21 (42.9) | 28 (57.1) |  |
 III | 22 (81.5) | 5 (18.5) |  |
 IV | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3) |  |