Table 1 Association between EZH2 expression and the clinic-pathological characteristics of osteosarcoma patients.

From: Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 silencing inhibits tumor growth and lung metastasis in osteosarcoma

Characteristics

EZH2 protein

positive

Negative

Chi-square P-value

Age (years)

  

0.486

11~20

14

20

 

21~30

13

10

 

≥31

12

11

 

Gender

  

0.385

Male

24

29

 

Female

15

12

 

Grade

  

0.039*

Low

0

6

 

High

39

35

 

Stage

  

<0.01*

I

0

6

 

II

26

35

 

III

13

0

 

Local recurrence

  

0.334

Yes

9

6

 

No

30

35

 

Lung metastasis

  

<0.01*

Yes

13

0

 

No

26

41

 

Histological type

  

0.173

Osteoblastic

11

17

 

Chondroblastic

14

18

 

Fibroblastic

3

1

 

Others

11

5

 

tumor size

  

0.334

<10 cm

30

35

 

≥10 cm

9

6