Expression and prognostic value of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA-IX) in bladder urothelial carcinoma

BMC Urology

Table 2 Clinically relevant parameters

Parameter	Number of cases	CA-IX	χ² value	P value
Parameter	Number of cases	Positive (132)	Negative (62)	P value
Total	194
Age			0.842	0.359
< 60 years old	76	55	21
≥ 60 years old	118	77	41
Gender			0.015	0.904
Male	145	99	46
Female	49	33	16
T stage			10.412	0.001
< T1	105	61	44
T1	89	71	18
Differentiation			5.405	0.02
Highly	80	47	33
poorly	114	85	29
Number of tumors			5.485	0.019
Single	83	64	19
Multiple	111	68	43
Tumor diameter			0.920	0.337
≥ 3 cm	72	52	20
< 3 cm	122	80	42
Recurrence			5.258	0.022
Yes	76	59	17
No	118	73	45

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