Overexpression of microRNA-423-3p indicates poor prognosis and promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of lung cancer

Table 1 Correlation between miR-423-3p expression levels and clinical features in lung cancer patients

Parameters	Cases No. (n = 126)	miR-423-3p expression		P
Parameters	Cases No. (n = 126)	Low (n = 61)	High (n = 65)	P
Age
< 60	66	29	37	0.292
≥ 60	60	32	28	0.292
Gender
Male	75	37	38	0.802
Female	51	24	27	0.802
Tumor size
< 4 cm	69	37	32	0.198
≥ 4 cm	57	24	33	0.198
Differentiation
Well + Moderate	77	39	38	0.529
Poor	49	22	27	0.529
Lymph node metastasis
Negative	67	39	28	0.019
Positive	59	22	37	0.019
TNM stage
I - II	73	44	29	0.002
III - IV	53	17	36	0.002

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