Table 1 Correlation between the expression of hsa_circ_0010235 in patients with NSCLC and clinicopathological characteristics
| Parameters | Case (n = 52) | Hsa_circ_0010235 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 26) | High (n = 26) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0.569 |
| Female | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
| Age | ||||
| < 60 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.575 |
| ≥ 60 | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
| Smoking history | ||||
| No | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0.044* |
| Yes | 33 | 13 | 20 | |
| Pathological type | ||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0.364 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| Others | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Tumor Size | ||||
| < 3 cm | 34 | 24 | 10 | < 0.0001* |
| ≥ 3 cm | 18 | 2 | 16 | |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.025* |
| ≥ II | 39 | 16 | 23 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| No | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0.0006* |
| Yes | 20 | 4 | 16 | |
| Recurrence | ||||
| No | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0.0023* |
| Yes | 25 | 7 | 18 | |