From: Levels of HOXB7 and miR-337 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients
Parameter | HOXB7 protein | HOXB7 mRNA | miR-337 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Negative (n) | Positive (n) | P value | Expression level | P value | Expression level | P value |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 10 | 18 | 0.764 | 1.319 ± 0.221 | 0.795 | 0.2900 ± 0.09854 | 0.860 |
 Female | 5 | 11 |  | 1.302 ± 0.218 |  | 0.2981 ± 0.08573 |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <60 | 9 | 17 | 0.930 | 1.296 ± 0.229 | 0.631 | 0.306 ± 0.105 | 0.132 |
 ≥60 | 6 | 12 |  | 1.338 ± 0.203 |  | 0.274 ± 0.072 |  |
Diameter(cm) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 <4 | 14 | 19 | 0.043* | 1.259 ± 0.219 | 0.033* | 0.305 ± 0.097 | 0.228 |
 ≥4 | 1 | 10 |  | 1.474 ± 0.107 |  | 0.257 ± 0.072 |  |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Head | 12 | 19 | 0.398 | 1.308 ± 0.222 | 0.690 | 0.304 ± 0.095 | 0.521 |
 Body or tail | 3 | 9 |  | 1.325 ± 0.215 |  | 0.263 ± 0.084 |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Well | 6 | 3 | 0.009** | 1.221 ± 0.142 | 0.028* | 0.312 ± 0.082 | 0.210 |
 Moderate | 9 | 16 |  | 1.279 ± 0.243 |  | 0.305 ± 0.102 |  |
 Poor | 0 | 10 |  | 1.481 ± 0.084 |  | 0.245 ± 0.066 |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I or II | 11 | 9 | 0.008** | 1.161 ± 0.214 | 0.010* | 0.338 ± 0.109 | 0.002** |
 III or IV | 4 | 20 |  | 1.440 ± 0.117 |  | 0.256 ± 0.057 |  |
Nodal status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 12 | 12 | 0.015* | 1.199 ± 0.220 | 0.014* | 0.330 ± 0.105 | 0.001** |
 Positive | 3 | 17 |  | 1.450 ± 0.111 |  | 0.248 ± 0.048 |  |