Immunohistochemical expression of epithelial mesenchymal transition proteins ZEB1 and E-cadherin in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma

Table 5 Forward step wise discriminant function analysis for oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma

Variables	Wilks’ Lambda	Partial Lambda	F-remove (1, 56)	P level
E-cadherin location	0.5762	0.7532	18.3489	0.0001a
ZEB1 CT intensity	0.5607	0.7740	16.3487	0.0002a
ZEB1 CT intensity	0.4894	0.8869	7.1442	0.0098a
Step 3, N of vars in model: 3; grouping: Groups (2 groups)
Wilks’ Lambda: 0.43402 approx. F (3, 56) = 24.342 P < 0.0000
Variables	Un-standardized coefficients	Standardized coefficients	Sectioning points
E-cadherin location	-1.5935	-0.6628	-1.1228	1.1228
ZEB1 CT intensity	1.5171	0.6352	-
ZEB1 CT intensity	1.1142	0.4478	-
Constant	-0.6553	-	-
Eigen value	1.3040	1.3040	-

^aP < 0.05.

ZEB1: Zinc-finger E-box-binding homeobox 1; CT: Connective tissue.