Clinicopathological features | No. of cases | Expression of miR-133a | P value of miR-133a | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low, 19 | High, 16 | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 18 | 6 | 12 | NS |
Female | 17 | 13 | 4 | |
Age | ||||
≤40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | NS |
>40 | 15 | 10 | 5 | |
Tumor diameter (cm) | ||||
≤5 | 21 | 10 | 11 | NS |
>5 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
Differentiation | ||||
Well and moderate | 16 | 7 | 9 | NS |
Poor | 19 | 12 | 7 | |
TNM stage | ||||
I + II | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0.002 |
III + IV | 20 | 14 | 6 | |
Metastasis or recurrence | ||||
Yes | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.001 |
No | 16 | 3 | 13 |