Characteristics | Cases (n = 58) | miR-33a-5p expression | P-values | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 29, median ≤ 0.865) | High (n = 29, Median > 0.865) | (chi-square test) | ||
Age | 0.421 | |||
  < 60 year | 35 | 19 | 16 |  |
  ≥ 60 year | 23 | 10 | 13 |  |
Gender | 0.291 | |||
 Male | 32 | 18 | 14 |  |
 Female | 26 | 11 | 15 |  |
Tumor size | 0.588 | |||
  < 4 cm | 36 | 17 | 19 |  |
  ≥ 4 cm | 22 | 12 | 10 |  |
TNM stage | 0.012* | |||
 I/II | 39 | 15 | 24 |  |
 III/IV | 19 | 14 | 5 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.036* | |||
 Negative | 43 | 18 | 25 |  |
 Positive | 15 | 11 | 4 |  |
Differentiation | 0.599 | |||
 Well/moderate | 30 | 16 | 14 |  |
 Poor | 28 | 13 | 15 |  |