Table 1 Relationship between the expression of LTSCCAT and SMYD3 and tumor stage, lymph node metastasis, and periodontitis.
Characteristic | LTSCCAT (%) | P | SMYD3 (%) | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | No. of high expression | No. of low expression |  | No. of high expression | No. of low expression |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.446 | Â | Â | 0.703 |
Male | 39 (52.7) | 35 (47.3) | Â | 36 (48.6) | 38 (51.4) | Â |
Female | 20 (45.5) | 24 (54.5) | Â | 23 (52.3) | 21 (47.7) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 0.851 | Â | Â | 0.573 |
<50 | 24 (51.1) | 23 (48.9) | Â | 22 (46.8) | 25 (53.2) | Â |
Node metastasis | Â | Â | 0.002* | Â | Â | 0.016* |
N0 | 18 (34) | 35 (66) | Â | 20 (37.7) | 33 (62.3) | Â |
N+ | 41 (63.1) | 24 (36.9) | Â | 39 (60) | 26 (40) | Â |
Clinical stage | Â | Â | 0.003* | Â | Â | 0.002* |
III | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | Â | 18 (34) | 38 (66) | Â |
IV | 39 (62.9) | 23 (37.1) | Â | 41 (63.1) | 21 (36.9) | Â |
Status | Â | Â | 0.002* | Â | Â | 0.000* |
Survival | 23 (36.5) | 40 (63.5) | Â | 19 (30.2) | 44 (69.8) | Â |
Death | 36 (65.5) | 19 (34.5) | Â | 40 (72.7) | 15 (27.3) | Â |
Periodontitis | Â | Â | 0.000* | Â | Â | 0.003* |
Yes | 46 (65.7) | 24 (34.3) | Â | 43 (61.4) | 27 (38.6) | Â |
No | 13 (27.1) | 35 (72.9) | Â | 16 (33.3) | 32 (66.7) | Â |