Table 1 Relationship between the MR of ZNF154 promotor and clinicopathologic parameters of 78 ESCC tissues.
 |  | ZNF154 methylation ratio | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Number of cases, % | High, % (MR > 48%), | Low, %(MR ≤ 48%), | |
Age, years old | ||||
 ≥61 | 44 (56.4) | 21 (47.7) | 23 (52.3) | 0.475 |
 <61 | 34 (43.6) | 19 (55.9) | 15 (44.1) |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 65 (83.3) | 36 (55.4) | 29 (44.6) | 0.188 |
 Female | 13 (16.7) | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) |  |
Pathologic grade | Â | Â | Â | 0.865 |
 I | 28 (35.9) | 14 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) |  |
 II–III | 50 (64.1) | 26 (52.0) | 24 (48.0) |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.249 |
 I–II | 38 (48.7) | 15 (39.5) | 23 (60.5) |  |
 III–IV | 40 (51.3) | 21 (52.5) | 19 (47.5) |  |
T stage | Â | Â | Â | <0.05 |
 T1–2 | 21 (26.9) | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) |  |
 T3–4 | 57 (73.1) | 31 (54.4) | 26 (45.6) |  |
N stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.438 |
 N0 | 34 (43.6) | 14 (41.2) | 20 (58.8) |  |
 N1–3 | 44 (56.4) | 22 (50) | 22 (50) |  |
Tumor ___location | Â | Â | Â | 0.650 |
 Upper/Middle | 54 (69.2) | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) |  |
 Lower | 24 (30.8) | 12 (50) | 12 (50) |  |