Table 2 Association between LPCAT1 expression (based on mRNA expression and protein expression) and clinicopathological factors.

From: LPCAT1 reprogramming cholesterol metabolism promotes the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Factors

N = 154

mRNA expression

Protein expression

Negative (n = 97)

Positive (n = 57)

P valuea

Negative (n = 110)

Positive (n = 44)

P valuea

Gender

   

0.561

  

0.543

Male

107

69 (71.13%)

38 (66.67%)

 

78 (68.83%)

29 (65.91%)

 

Female

47

28 (28.87%)

19 (33.33%)

 

32 (31.17%)

15 (34.09%)

 

Age

   

0.961

  

0.702

≤60 years

49

31 (31.96%)

18 (31.58%)

 

36 (32.73%)

13 (29.55%)

 

>60 years

105

66 (68.04%)

39 (68.42%)

 

74 (67.27%)

31 (70.45%)

 

T stage

   

0.180

  

0.265

T1–2

45

32 (32.99%)

13 (22.81%)

 

35 (31.82%)

10 (22.73%)

 

T3–4

109

65 (67.01%)

44 (77.19%)

 

75 (68.18%)

34 (77.27%)

 

N stage

   

0.033

  

0.039

N0

90

63 (64.95%)

27 (47.37%)

 

70 (63.64%)

20 (45.45%)

 

N+

64

34 (35.05%)

30 (52.63%)

 

40 (36.36%)

24 (54.55%)

 

Differentiation

   

0.376

  

0.920

G1

57

40 (41.24%)

17 (29.82%)

 

42 (38.18%)

15 (34.09%)

 

G2

87

51 (52.58%)

36 (63.16%)

 

61 (55.45%)

26 (59.09%)

 

G3

10

6 (6.19%)

4 (7.02%)

 

7 (6.36%)

3 (6.82%)

 

Location

   

0.326

  

0.321

Upper

10

4 (4.12%)

6 (10.53%)

 

9 (8.18%)

1 (2.27%)

 

Middle

101

65 (67.07%)

36 (63.16%)

 

73 (66.36%)

28 (63.64%)

 

Lower

43

28 (28.87%)

15 (26.32%)

 

28 (25.45%)

15 (34.09%)

 
  1. aBased on χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test if necessary.