Alpha5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mediated immune escape of lung adenocarcinoma via STAT3/Jab1-PD-L1 signalling

Table 1 Correlations of α5-nAChR and PD-L1 expression with clinical parameters in lung adenocarcinoma specimens

Clinical pathology	Case (n = 55)	α5-nAChR		P	PD-L1		P
Clinical pathology	Case (n = 55)	Positive	Negative	P	Positive	Negative	P
Sex
Male	30	18	12	0.539	22	8	0.294
Female	25	17	8		15	10
Age (years)
≤ 60	19	11	8	0.520	10	9	0.093
> 60	36	24	12		27	9
Smoking history
No	30	15	15	0.021	16	14	0.017
Yes	25	20	5		21	4

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