Over-expression of the special AT rich sequence binding protein 1 (SATB1) promotes the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: association with EBV LMP-1 expression

Table 1 Correlation between the clinicopathologic characteristics and expression of SATB1 protein in NPC and NEH

Clinical parameters	n	SATB1 expression		χ²	P value
Clinical parameters	n	high	low	χ²	P value
Histological types
NPC	95	62	33	8.065	0.005*
NEH	24	8	16	8.065	0.005*
Smoking
Yes	45	30	15	0.743	0.785
No	50	32	18	0.743	0.785
Gender
Male	71	48	23	0.680	0.410
Female	24	14	10	0.680	0.410
Age
≧50	46	27	19	1.697	0.193
< 50	49	35	14	1.697	0.193
Clinical classification
I-II	15	6	9	5.015	0.025*
III- IV	80	56	24	5.015	0.025*
T classification
T1 - T2	32	17	15	3.136	0.077
T3 - T4	63	45	18	3.136	0.077
N classification
N0	19	8	11	5.618	0.018*
N1-N3	76	54	22	5.618	0.018*
M classification
M0	81	49	32	4.180^Δ	0.041*
M1	14	13	1	4.180^Δ	0.041*

ISSN: 1479-5876