Table 2 Correlation between PTK6 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in NPC cases
From: Protein tyrosine kinase 6 is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma poor prognosis and metastasis
Characteristics | PTK6 expression | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Low (n = 65) (%) | High (n = 113) (%) | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤46 | 39 (60.0) | 60 (53.1) |  |
 >46 | 26 (40.0) | 53 (46.9) | 0.434 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 14 (21.5) | 31 (27.4) |  |
 Male | 51 (78.5) | 82 (72.6) | 0.474 |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â |
 T1+T2 | 33 (50.8) | 25 (22.1) |  |
 T3+T4 | 32 (49.2) | 88 (77.9) | <0.001* |
Lymphoid nodal states | Â | Â | Â |
 N0-1 | 34 (52.3) | 58 (51.3) |  |
 N2-3 | 31 (47.7) | 55 (48.7) | 1.000 |
Clinical stage | Â | Â | Â |
 I+II | 22 (33.8) | 11 (9.7) |  |
 III+IV | 43 (66.2) | 102 (90.3) | <0.001* |
Local-regional relapse | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 6 (9.2) | 17 (15.0) |  |
 No | 59 (90.8) | 96 (85.0) | 0.355 |
Metastasis | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 6 (9.2) | 27 (23.9) |  |
 No | 59 (90.8) | 86 (76.1) | 0.016* |
WHO histological classification | Â | Â | Â |
 NKUC | 62 (95.4) | 107 (95.6) |  |
 NKDC | 3 (4.6) | 6 (4.5) | 0.748 |