Table 1 Correlation between RGN mRNA expression and clinicopathologic features in TCGA database.

From: RGN as a prognostic biomarker with immune infiltration and ceRNA in lung squamous cell carcinoma

Clinical features

RGN expression

P-value

Low (%)

High (%)

Age

 ≤ 70

116 (42.8)

90 (33.2)

0.017*

 > 70

155 (57.2)

181 (66.8)

 

Gender

 Female

57 (21.0)

85 (31.4)

0.009*

 Male

214 (79.0)

186 (68.6)

 

Race

 White

245 (90.4)

244 (90.0)

0.633

 Black/African American

22 (8.1)

20 (7.4)

 

 Asian

4 (1.5)

7 (2.6)

 

Laterality

 Bilateral

247 (89.8)

241 (87.3)

0.424

 Left

12 (4.4)

11 (4.0)

 

 Right

16 (5.8)

24 (8.7)

 

Tumor stage

 Stage I

111 (41.0)

160 (59.0)

0.001*

 Stage II

109 (40.2)

66 (24.4)

 

 Stage III

49 (18.1)

39 (14.4)

 

 Stage IV

2 (0.7)

6 (2.2)

 

Pathologic M stage

 M0

267 (98.5)

262 (96.7)

0.160

 M1

4 (1.5)

9 (3.3)

 

Pathologic N stage

 N0

160 (59.0)

189 (69.7)

0.027*

 N1

84 (31.0)

55 (20.3)

 

 N2

26 (9.6)

17 (6.3)

 

 N3

1 (0.4)

10 (3.7)

 

Pathologic T stage

 T1

53 (19.6)

70 (25.8)

0.085

 T2

164 (60.5)

156 (57.6)

 

 T3

42 (15.5)

33 (12.2)

 

 T4

12 (4.4)

12 (4.4)

 

Radiation therapy

 Yes

35 (12.9)

28 (10.3)

0.348

 No

236 (87.1)

243 (89.7)

 

New tumor event after initial treatment

 Yes

71 (26.2)

74 (27.3)

0.771

 No

200 (73.8)

197 (72.4)

 

Cigarettes per day exposures

 ≤ 3

156 (57.6)

177 (65.3)

0.064

 > 3

115 (42.4)

94 (34.7)

 

Prior malignancy diagnosis

 Yes

32 (11.8)

34 (12.5)

0.793

 No

239 (88.2)

237 (87.5)

 
  1. *P < 0.05.