Table 1 Correlation between miR-148b expression and clinicopathological features of patients with NSCLC
miR-148b expression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinicopathological Characteristics | Cases (n) | Low | High | P value |
Sex | ||||
Male | 58 | 25 | 33 | 0.51 |
Female | 46 | 21 | 25 | |
Age (years) | ||||
<50 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0.24 |
≥50 | 64 | 30 | 34 | |
TNM stage | ||||
I /II | 58 | 22 | 36 | 0.001 |
III /IV | 46 | 32 | 14 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
Yes | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0.023 |
No | 63 | 16 | 47 | |
Histological type | ||||
Adenocarcinoma | 49 | 21 | 28 | 0.65 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 41 | 18 | 23 | |
Others | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
Distant metastasis | 0.56 | |||
Yes | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
No | 91 | 56 | 48 | |