Research Article

Expression and Clinical Significance of Serum Krüppel-Like Factor 7 (KLF7) in NSCLC Patients

Table 2

Univariate analysis of 3-year recurrence and metastasis rate in patients with NSCLC (, %).

Characteristic3-year recurrence and metastasis rate (, %)2

Gender0.2400.624
 Male68 (68)
 Female32 (64)
Age0.3660.545
  ≥6045 (57.69)
  <6038 (52.77)
Smoking history2.2280.135
 Have56 (70)
 No have36 (51.43)
Tumor diameter2.6360.104
  ≥4 cm50 (73.53)
  <4 cm50 (60.97)
Degree of differentiation6.9810.008
 Low differentiation45 (81.82)
 Medium and high differentiation58 (60.05)
TNM staging6.8030.009
 Phase I~II48 (56.47)
 Phase IIIa50 (76.92)
KLF78.4660.003
  ≥258.6 ng/L62 (82.67)
  <258.6 ng/L45 (61.33)

Note: value represents the difference with statistical significance.