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 |