Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 34 patients with lung cancer
Characteristic | N (%) | KLF8 low (n = 17) | KLF8 high (n = 17) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 > 60 | 19 (56%) | 9 | 10 | >0.999 |
 ≤ 60 | 15 (44%) | 8 | 7 | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 21 (62%) | 10 | 11 | >0.999 |
 Female | 13 (38%) | 7 | 6 | |
Smoking history | ||||
 Ever smoker | 22 (65%) | 10 | 12 | 0.721 |
 Never smoker | 12 (35%) | 7 | 5 | |
TNM stage | ||||
 I/II | 15 (44%) | 4 | 11 | 0.016 |
 III/IV | 19 (56%) | 13 | 6 | |
Histological subtype | ||||
 Adenocarcinoma | 18 (53%) | 10 | 8 | 0.732 |
 Squamous cell carcinoma | 16 (47%) | 7 | 9 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
 Yes | 11 (32%) | 2 | 9 | 0.026 |
 No | 23 (68%) | 15 | 8 | |
Tumor differentiation | ||||
 Poor | 14 (41%) | 7 | 7 | 0.940 |
 Moderate | 15 (44%) | 8 | 7 | |
 Well | 3 (9%) | 1 | 2 | |
 None | 2 (6%) | 1 | 1 | |
EGFR mutation | ||||
 Yes | 7 (21%) | 3 | 4 | 0.671 |
 No | 27 (79%) | 14 | 13 | |