Table 1 Relationship between miR-21 level and clinicopathologic characteristics in ESCC patients
From: Downregulation of microRNA-21 inhibited radiation-resistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Clinicopathologic characteristics | Number of cases | MiR-21 expression | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low-miR-21 (n = 20) | High-miR-21 (n = 43) | |||
Age | ||||
 ≥ 60 | 45 | 11 | 28 | 0.213 |
 < 60 | 18 | 9 | 15 | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 34 | 12 | 22 | 0.303 |
 Female | 29 | 8 | 21 | |
Size of primary tumor | ||||
 < 5 cm | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0.538 |
 ≥ 5 cm | 34 | 11 | 23 | |
Tumor differentiation | ||||
 Highly differentiated | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0.472 |
 Moderately differentiated | 26 | 7 | 19 | |
 Low differentiated | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
TNM stages | ||||
 I + II | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0.004 |
 III + IV | 34 | 4 | 30 | |