Features | No.of cases | miR-23a expression | P -value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
<60 | 22 | 3.87 ± 4.50 | 0.234 |
≥60 | 30 | 6.35 ± 10.00 | |
Gender | |||
male | 45 | 5.17 ± 7.85 | 0.543 |
female | 7 | 3.32 ± 2.27 | |
Smoking | |||
Nonsmokers | 7 | 3.48 ± 5.36 | 0.584 |
Current smokers | 45 | 5.14 ± 7.65 | |
Drinking | |||
drinker | 37 | 5.54 ± 8.31 | 0.346 |
nondrinker | 15 | 3.39 ± 4.08 | |
Differentiation | |||
well | 15 | 3.06 ± 2.25 | 0.251 |
Moderate | 29 | 4.91 ± 8.43 | |
Poor | 8 | 8.46 ± 8.88 | |
Lymph node | |||
Negative | 34 | 2.93 ± 3.72 | 0.006* |
Positive | 18 | 8.67 ± 10.63 | |
Tumor depth (pT) | |||
T1 | 9 | 2.52 ± 2.17 | 0.226 |
T2 | 15 | 3.37 ± 5.95 | |
T3 | 15 | 4.97 ± 5.77 | |
T4 | 13 | 8.31 ± 11.29 | |
Clinical stage | |||
I | 6 | 2.04 ± 1.67 | 0.011* |
II | 12 | 1.88 ± 1.67 | |
III | 31 | 5.54 ± 6.6 | |
IV | 3 | 16.44 ± 20.48 |