Table 2 Correlation between miR-140-3p expression and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric cancer patients

Gender

0.292

 Male

36

16

20

 Female

24

14

10

Age

0.602

 ≤ 65

26

14

12

 > 65

34

16

18

Histologic differentiation

0.301

 Well, moderate

32

18

14

 Poor

28

12

16

Tumor size

0.035

 ≤ 5 cm

24

8

16

 > 5 cm

36

22

14

Lymph node metastasis

0.003

 Negative

21

5

16

 Positive

39

25

14

TNM stage

0.009

 I, II

26

8

18

 III, IV

34

22

12

Tumor site

0.432

 Antrum

35

19

16

 Cardia

25

11

14