Expression and Prognostic Significance of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3 Alpha and Cystatin A in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Table 1
Correlation of expression of MIP-3α and cystatin A with clinical characteristics in 114 NPC patients [ (%)].
Characteristics
Number of patients
MIP-3α
Cystatin A
Negative
Positive
value
Negative
Positive
value
Age
0.197
0.009
<45 years
41
14
27
22
19
≥45 years
73
34
39
21
52
Gender
0.286
0.208
Male
82
32
50
28
54
Female
32
16
16
15
17
Pathology (WHO)
Type I
1
0
1
0.952
0
1
0.722
Type II
12
5
7
4
8
Type III
101
43
58
39
62
T classification
0.145
0.100
T1-2
55
27
28
25
30
T3-4
59
21
38
18
41
N classification
0.117
0.861
N0-1
36
19
17
14
22
N2-3
78
29
49
29
49
Overall stage
0.039
0.181
I-II
15
10
5
8
7
III-IVa
99
38
61
35
64
Type I: keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma; type II: differentiated nonkeratinizing carcinoma; type III: undifferentiated nonkeratinizing carcinoma (according to World Health Organization histological classification).
