RETRACTED ARTICLE: LncRNA TUBA4B functions as a competitive endogenous RNA to inhibit gastric cancer progression by elevating PTEN via sponging miR-214 and miR-216a/b

Table 1 Correlation between TUBA4B expression and clinicopathological features in GC patients (n = 83)

Parameters	All cases	TUBA4B expression		p value
Parameters	All cases	Low (n = 42)	High (n = 41)	p value
Gender
Male	63	31	32	0.652
Female	20	11	9	0.652
Age (years)
≤ 60	31	17	14	0.551
> 60	52	25	27	0.551
Tumor size
≤ 5	45	18	27	0.036
> 5	38	24	14	0.036
Lymph node metastasis
No	39	13	26	0.003
Yes	44	29	15	0.003
TNM stage
I–II	36	11	25	0.001
III–IV	47	31	16	0.001
Differentiation grade
Well/moderate	43	19	24	0.225
Poor	40	23	17	0.225

TNM stage was based on the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging
Italic values indicate significance of p value (p < 0.05)

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