A novel mechanism by which ACTA2-AS1 promotes cervical cancer progression: acting as a ceRNA of miR-143-3p to regulate SMAD3 expression

Table 1 Correlation analysis between ACTA2-AS1 expression and clinical features (n = 54)

Parameters	Total	ACTA2-AS1		P-value
Parameters	Total	Low (n)	High (n)	P-value
Age (years)
< 50	26	14	12	0.4194
≥ 50	28	12	16	0.4194
Tumor size (cm)
< 4	28	16	12	0.2712
≥ 4	26	10	16	0.2712
Depth of invasion
< 2/3	25	14	11	0.2836
≥ 2/3	29	12	17	0.2836
FIGO stage
0–I	27	17	10	0.0293*
IIa–IIb	27	9	18	0.0293*
Lymphatic metastasis
Yes	25	10	15	0.2659
No	29	16	13	0.2659

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