Research Article

MRGBP: A New Factor for Diagnosis and Prediction of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Correlation between MRGBP expression and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with HNSC.

CharacteristicLow expression of MRGBPHigh expression of MRGBP

251251
Age, (%)0.502
 ≤60118 (23.6%)127 (25.3%)
 >60132 (26.3%)124 (24.8%)
Gender, (%)0.003
 Female82 (16.3%)52 (10.4%)
 Male169 (33.7%)199 (39.6%)
Race, (%)0.310
 Asian6 (1.2%)4 (0.8%)
 Black or African American19 (3.9%)28 (5.8%)
 White218 (44.9%)210 (43.3%)
Smoker, (%)0.026
 No67 (13.6%)44 (8.9%)
 Yes182 (37%)199 (40.4%)
Clinical stage, (%)0.569
 Stage I12 (2.5%)7 (1.4%)
 Stage II51 (10.5%)44 (9%)
 Stage III49 (10%)53 (10.9%)
 Stage IV134 (27.5%)138 (28.3%)
T stage, (%)0.069
 T119 (3.9%)14 (2.9%)
 T282 (16.8%)62 (12.7%)
 T367 (13.8%)64 (13.1%)
 T477 (15.8%)102 (20.9%)
N stage, (%)0.124
 N0127 (26.5%)112 (23.3%)
 N135 (7.3%)45 (9.4%)
 N277 (16%)77 (16%)
 N31 (0.2%)6 (1.2%)
M stage, (%)0.373
 M0237 (49.7%)235 (49.3%)
 M14 (0.8%)1 (0.2%)
Age, median (IQR)61 (54, 69)60 (52.5, 67)0.174