Table 2

Association between the FOXP2 immunostaining (IHC) result and prostate cancer phenotype

Parametern EvaluableFOXP2 IHC resultp Value
Negative (%)Weak (%)Moderate (%)Strong (%)
All cancers8.2896193441
Tumour stage
 pT25.5467213438<0.0001
 pT3a1.7965163346
 pT3b9043144043
 pT422054550
Gleason grade
 <3+31.8178233534<0.0001
 3+44.8276193342
 4+31.2204163645
 >4+43943134044
Lymph node metastasis
 N04.3636183443<0.0001
 N+4294104046
Surgical margin
 Negative6.65261934410.2967
 Positive1.4796173846