Table 1 Association of PTEN mRNA or miR-214 expression with clinicopathological data from gastric cancer patients by quantitative PCR

Age (years)

  ≤ 60

47

3.429±1.924

0.117

0.374±0.238

0.717

  > 60

73

4.384±1.317

0.769±0.225

Tumor size

  ≤ 4 cm

67

3.954±1.499

0.101

0.809±0.229

0.060

  > 4 cm

53

4.762±1.252

0.667±0.187

Borrmann’s Classification

  I-II

65

4.168±1.231

0.789

0.748±0.230

0.608

  III-IV

55

4.298±1.821

0.787±0.219

Lauren’s Classification

  Intestinal

64

3.984±1.579

0.416

0.724±0.261

0.377

  Diffuse

56

4.372±1.385

0.789±0.198

Invasive depth

  T₁-T₂

52

2.927±1.749

0.001^*

0.826±0.301

0.310

  T₃-T₄

68

4.647±1.070

0.741±0.195

Metastasis

  Negative

76

4.006±1.359

0.005^*

0.788±0.219

0.031^*

  Positive

44

6.105±0.913

0.535±0.122

TNM staging

  I-II

57

3.367±1.361

0.001^*

0.843±0.215

0.047^*

  III-IV

63

4.845±1.205

0.704±0.163