Molecular mechanism of lncRNA SNHG12 in immune escape of non-small cell lung cancer through the HuR/PD-L1/USP8 axis

Table 2 Correlation between lncRNA SNHG12 and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with NSCLC

Characteristic	Number	lncRNA SNHG12		P value
Characteristic	N = 65	Low expression (N = 33)	High expression (N = 32)	P value
Age (years)				0.540
< 55	30	14	16
≥ 55	35	19	16
Sex				0.531
Male	31	17	14
Female	34	16	18
Histological subtype				0.524
Squamous cell carcinoma	29	16	13
Adenocarcinoma	36	17	19
Tumor size				0.015
< 3 cm	26	18	8
≥ 3 cm	39	15	24
Smoking history				0.384
Ever	33	15	18
Never	32	18	14
Histological grade				0.017
Well and moderately	28	19	9
Poorly	37	14	23
Lymph node metastasis				0.018
Negative	30	20	10
Positive	35	13	22
TNM stage				0.031
I–II	27	18	9
III–IV	38	15	23

The chi-square test was used for comparisons among data. A value of P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance

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