Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of ESCC patients

Gender

Male

22

0.3914 ± 0.09025

0.522

0.7773 ± 0.13088

0.992

Female

12

0.4117 ± 0.08189

0.7768 ± 0.15969

Age

≥60

22

0.3891 ± 0.08788

0.398

0.7806 ± 0.13393

0.846

<60

12

0.4158 ± 0.08544

0.7707 ± 0.15456

Tumor location

Middle

27

0.3856 ± 0.08675

0.087

0.7837 ± 0.14907

0.594

Lower

7

0.4486 ± 0.07105

0.7516 ± 0.09727

Lymph node metastasis

Negative

19

0.4574 ± 0.05445

0.000*

0.6995 ± 0.09244

0.000*

Positive

15

0.3240 ± 0.05705

0.8753 ± 0.12743

Differentiation

Well

9

0.4467 ± 0.08396

0.7756 ± 0.11179

Moderate

17

0.4071 ± 0.08091

0.010*

0.7184 ± 0.11237

0.005*

Poor

8

0.3263 ± 0.05731

0.9035 ± 0.14727

TNM stage

I

8

0.4475 ± 0.07996

0.7344 ± 0.16531

II

19

0.4137 ± 0.07135

0.001*

0.7421 ± 0.08004

0.006*

III

7

0.3014 ± 0.06067

0.9209 ± 0.15870