Upregulation of PNCK Promotes Metastasis and Angiogenesis via Activating NF-κB/VEGF Pathway in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of NPC patients according to high and low PNCK expression.

Characteristics	No. of patients	Expression of PNCK		value
		Low, (%)	High, (%)
Age
≤45	63	46 (47.9)	17 (47.2)	>0.999
>45	69	50 (52.1)	19 (52.8)
Sex
Male	103	75 (78.1)	28 (77.8)	>0.999
Female	29	21 (21.9)	8 (22.2)
T stage
T1-T2	51	39 (40.6)	12 (33.3)	0.548
T3-T4	81	57 (59.4)	24 (66.7)
N stage
N0-N1	41	28 (29.2)	13 (36.1)	0.527
N2-N3	91	68 (70.8)	23 (63.9)
TNM stage
I-II	10	8 (8.3)	2 (5.6)	0.589
III	86	64 (66.7)	22 (61.1)
IV	36	24 (25.0)	12 (33.3)
Distant metastasis
No	112	83 (86.5)	29 (80.6)	0.047
Yes	20	13 (13.5)	7 (19.4)