Increased expression of miR-601 is associated with poor prognosis and tumor progression of gastric cancer

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 1 Association of miR-601 with the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer patients

Features	Total No. N = 139	miR-601 expression		P values
Features	Total No. N = 139	Low (n = 59)	High (n = 80)	P values
Age (Years)
≤ 60	55	23	32	0.904
> 60	84	36	48	0.904
Gender
Male	77	31	46	0.561
Female	62	28	34	0.561
Perineural invasion
Absence	90	38	52	0.942
Presence	49	21	28	0.942
Histological type
Differentiated	84	35	49	0.818
Undifferentiated	55	24	31	0.818
Tumor depth
T1-T2	95	38	57	0.391
T3-T4	44	21	23	0.391
TNM stage
I-II	79	43	36	0.001**
III-IV	60	16	44	0.001**
Lymph node metastasis
No	71	37	34	0.018*
Yes	68	22	46	0.018*
Lymphatic invasion
Absence	59	31	28	0.039*
Presence	80	28	52	0.039*
Venous invasion
Absence	63	32	31	0.070
Presence	76	27	49	0.070
Distant metastasis
Absence	116	54	62	0.028*
peritoneal metastasis	13	3	10
hepatic metastasis	7	1	6
other distant metastasis	3	1	2

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