Table 2 Distribution pattern of TAMs in ccRCC.

From: CD68- and CD163-positive tumor-associated macrophages in renal clear cell carcinoma

Clinicopathological features

CD68

CD163

CD163/CD68

Tumor nest

Tumor stroma

Tumor nest

Tumor stroma

Tumor nest

Tumor stroma

Low

High

P value

Low

High

P value

Low

High

P value

Low

High

P value

Low

High

P value

Low

High

P value

Age (years)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

0.031

  

0.310

  

0.011

  

0.121

≤ 63

23

31

 

18

36

 

24

30

 

25

29

 

21

33

 

23

31

 

> 63

42

10

 

45

7

 

34

18

 

19

33

 

33

19

 

30

22

 

Gender

  

0.821

  

0.239

  

0.349

  

0.368

  

0.084

  

0.449

Male

43

28

 

36

35

 

42

29

 

36

35

 

34

37

 

35

36

 

Female

22

13

 

22

13

 

24

11

 

21

14

 

23

12

 

20

15

 

Tumor size (cm)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

0.012

  

0.501

≤ 5

53

4

 

46

11

 

55

2

 

47

10

 

36

21

 

30

27

 

> 5

12

37

 

12

37

 

9

40

 

10

39

 

19

30

 

29

20

 

Histological grade

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

0.195

  

0.320

Ⅰ-Ⅱ

54

24

 

52

26

 

53

25

 

54

24

 

39

39

 

42

36

 

Ⅲ-Ⅳ

11

17

 

1

27

 

2

26

 

1

27

 

10

18

 

12

16

 

Lymph node metastasis

  

0.001

  

0.034

  

0.009

  

0.006

  

0.132

  

0.642

No

64

33

 

57

40

 

64

33

 

57

40

 

50

47

 

51

46

 

Yes

1

8

 

2

7

 

2

7

 

1

8

 

7

2

 

4

5

 

Mortality

  

0.054

  

0.135

  

0.003

  

0.014

  

0.166

  

0.166

No

63

36

 

57

42

 

69

30

 

61

38

 

55

44

 

55

44

 

Yes

2

5

 

2

5

 

1

6

 

1

6

 

2

5

 

2

5

 
  1. (TAMs, tumor-associated macrophages; ccRCC, clear cell renal cell carcinoma; SE, standard error) clear cell renal cell carcinoma; SE, standard error).