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Table 1 The association of miR-296-5p expression levels with the clinical characteristics of the NPC patients

From: MicroRNA-296-5p inhibits cell metastasis and invasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by reversing transforming growth factor-β-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition

Clinical characteristics

Patients (n)

miR-296

p value

Down-regulation

No down-regulation

Gender

   

p = 0.600

 Male

10

6

4

 

 Female

5

4

1

 

Age

   

p = 1.000

 < 50

8

5

3

 

 ≥ 50

7

5

2

 

Histological subtype

   

p = 1.000

 Undifferentiated non-keratinizing

13

9

4

 

 Differentiated non-keratinizing

2

1

1

 

EBV status

   

p = 0.333

 Positive

14

10

4

 

 Negative

1

0

1

 

TNM stage

   

p = 0.251

 I + II

5

2

3

 

 III + IV

10

8

2

 

Lymphatic metastasis

   

p = 0.017

 No

5

1

4

 

 Yes

10

9

1

 
  1. Bold value (p = 0.017) indicates statistical differences