Table 1 Relationship between miR-378c and pathological data of patients with gastric cancer

Parameters

Relative expression of miR-378c

P

High expression group (n = 61)

Low expression group (n = 61)

Age

 ≥ 60 years old (n = 53)

25

28

0.584

 < 60 years old (n = 69)

36

33

Gender

 Male (n = 80)

37

43

0.253

 Female (n = 42)

24

18

Tumor size

 ≥ 5 cm (n = 38)

12

26

0.006

 < 5 cm (n = 84)

49

35

Differentiation

 Low differentiation (n = 52)

17

35

0.001

 Middle + High differentiation (n = 70)

44

26

Lymph node invasion

 Yes (n = 49)

17

32

0.006

 No (n = 73)

44

29

TNM staging

 Stage I + II (n = 64)

40

24

0.004

 Stage III + IV (n = 58)

21

37