Tetraspanin 3 promotes NSCLC cell proliferation via regulation of β1 integrin intracellular recycling

Table 1 Correlation of tetraspanin 3 (TSPAN3) expression with clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with NSCLC

Correlation parameters
Characteristics	N	Negative	Positive	χ²	P
Sex
Male	51	32	19	0.003	0.958
Female	30	19	11	0.003	0.958
Age (years)
≤ 59	38	27	11	2.009	0.156
> 59	43	24	19	2.009	0.156
Histology
Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC)	28	18	10	0.032	0.858
Adenocarcinoma (AC)	53	33	20	0.032	0.858
Differentiation
Well	24	20	4	10.156	0.006
Moderate	30	20	10
Poor	27	11	16
Nodal status
No	50	39	11	7.756	0.006
Yes	31	12	19	7.756	0.006
Tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage
I + II	64	45	19	7.063	0.011
III + IV	17	6	11	7.063	0.011

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