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Table 4 DDC mRNA expression a analysis in subgroups of LSCC patients, classified according to classical clinicopathological parameters

From: L-DOPA decarboxylase mRNA expression is associated with tumor stage and size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

No. of patients

Mean ± SEb

Median

p value

Tumor size

  ≤ 2 cm

8

40.95 ± 25.88

0.41

0.033c

  > 2 cm

11

0.42 ± 0.37

0.05

 

TNM stage

  I

5

63.94 ± 39.01

0.52

0.027d

  II

3

2.65 ± 2.61

0.05

 

  III

11

0.42 ± 0.37

0.05

 

Histological grade

  I

7

0.12 ± 0.07

0.05

0.46d

  II

6

28.22 ± 27.35

0.05

 

  III

6

27.03 ± 25.40

0.17

 
  1. a a.u.: arbitrary units.
  2. b Standard error of the mean.
  3. c Calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test.
  4. d Calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test.
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