Table 1 Associations between DHODH expression and clinicopathological parameters of ESCC patients.

Overall

208

73

135

Gender

 Male

162

54

108

0.68

0.41

 Female

46

19

27

Age (years)

 ≤60

70

25

45

0.03

0.853

 >60

135

45

90

 Unknown

3

3

0

Tumor differentiation

 Well

48

22

26

4.26

0.119

 Moderate

120

41

79

 Poor

40

10

30

T classification

 T1-2

29

14

15

1.94

0.164

 T3-4

176

58

118

 Unkown

3

1

2

N classification

 N0

90

36

54

1.32

0.251

 N1-2

118

37

81

AJCC stage

 I and II

95

41

54

4.36

0.037*

 III and IV

113

32

81

Status

 Living

52

28

24

9.63

0.002*

 Death

156

45

111