Table 1 Correlation of RUNX3 mRNA expression with the clinicopathological factors of esophageal cancer patients
From: Elevated expression of RUNX3 co-expressing with EZH2 in esophageal cancer patients from India
Clinicopathological parameters | No. of patients | RUNX3 expression relative to β-Actin | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 ≥ 50 | 44 | 4.26 ± 4.9 | 0.351 |
 < 50 | 13 | 5.28 ± 5.4 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 32 | 5.34 ± 4.4 | 0.711 |
 Female | 25 | 4.68 ± 6.4 |  |
TNM Classification | Â | Â | Â |
 Locally advanced resectable | 28 | 5.05 ± 5.8 |  |
 Locally advanced unresectable | 25 | 5.04 ± 5.2 | 0.728 |
 Metastatic | 4 | 5.13 ± 2.8 |  |
Dysphagia Grade | Â | Â | Â |
 dys Gr1 | 1 | 4.09 ± 0 |  |
 dys Gr2 | 19 | 5.25 ± 5.8 |  |
 dys Gr3 | 24 | 4.92 ± 5.2 | 0.359 |
 dys Gr4 | 11 | 6.48 ± 3.1 |  |
 dys Gr5 | 2 | -2.6 ± 9.05 |  |
Location of Tumor | Â | Â | Â |
 Upper third | 7 | 7.88 ± 3.1 |  |
 Middle third | 25 | 4.78 ± 4.6 | 0.272 |
 Lower third | 25 | 4.53 ± 6.2 |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â |
 Smoker | 32 | 5.46 ± 4.7 | 0.742 |
 Non-smoker | 25 | 4.53 ± 6.04 |  |
Alcohol | Â | Â | Â |
Alcoholic | 21 | 5.5 ± 3.7 | 0.967 |
 Non-Alcoholic | 36 | 4.79 ± 6.1 |  |
 Tobacco |  |  |  |
 Tobacco Chewer | 5 | 7.62 ± 4.1 | 0.438 |
 Non-Tobacco Chewer | 52 | 4.81 ± 5.4 |  |
Type | Â | Â | Â |
 SCC | 51 | 5.12 ± 5.5 | 0.153 |
 Adeno | 6 | 4.45 ± 2.6 |  |
Diet | Â | Â | Â |
 Non Veg | 31 | 5.39 ± 4.1 | 0.866 |
 Veg | 26 | 4.77 ± 6.2 |  |