Research Article

Downregulation of RIPK4 Expression Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Ovarian Cancer through IL-6

Table 2

Clinicopathological features and expression of RIPK4 in enrolled patients.

CharacteristicTotal cases, (%)RIPK4 expression value value
Low-expression cases (%)High-expression cases (%)

Histological type
Ovarian serous carcinoma124 (80.5%)48 (38.7%)76 (61.3%)22.256<0.001
 Ovarian serous cystadenoma30 (19.5%)26 (86.7%)4 (13.3%)
Age
 ≤5059 (38.3%)30 (50.8%)29 (49.2%)0.0020.969
 >5095 (61.7%)48 (50.5%)47 (49.5%)
Histological grade of ovarian serous carcinoma
 High74 (59.7%)21 (28.4%)53 (71.6%)8.2560.004
 Low50 (40.3%)27 (54.0%)23 (46.0%)
LN metastasis
 Yes31 (25.0%)5 (16.1%)26 (83.9%)8.8820.003
 No93 (75.0%)43 (46.2%)50 (53.8%)
Clinical stage
 I35 (28.2%)22 (62.9%)13 (37.1%)14.0130.003
 II12 (9.7%)5 (41.7%)7 (58.3%)
 III68 (54.8%)20 (29.4%)48 (70.6%)
 IV9 (7.3%)1 (11.1%)8 (88.9%)
Clinical stage
 I35 (28.2%)22 (62.9%)13 (37.1%)12.8910.002
 II12 (9.7%)5 (41.7%)7 (58.3%)
 III-IV77 (62.1%)21 (27.3%)56 (72.7%)
Clinical stage
 I-II47 (37.9%)27 (57.4%)20 (42.6%)11.2000.001
 III-IV77 (62.1%)21 (27.3%)56 (72.7%)