HOXC6 gene silencing inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell viability through the TGF-β/smad signaling pathway in cervical carcinoma cells

Table 2 Relationship between HOXC6 protein and clinicopathological characteristics in CC patients

Influence factors	Cases	HOXC6		p value
Influence factors	Cases	Positive	Negative	p value
Age (years)				0.427
< 55	51	33	18
≥ 55	21	11	10
TNM stage				0.016
I–II	38	18	20
III–IV	34	26	8
Lymphatic metastasis				0.001
N0–N1	43	19	24
N2–N3	29	25	4
Cancer type				0.019
Squamous cell carcinoma	56	30	26
Sdenocarcinoma	16	14	2
Primary lesion diameter (cm)				0.006
< 4	44	21	23
≥ 4	28	23	5
Histological grade				0.016
G1–G2	41	20	21
G3	31	24	7

CC cervical carcinoma, HOXC6 homeobox C6. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis

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