Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with melanoma
From: Metformin inhibits melanoma cell metastasis by suppressing the miR-5100/SPINK5/STAT3 axis
Clinicopathologic characteristics | Number of samples (%) |
|---|---|
Age, years | Â |
  < 50 | 18 (38.30) |
  ≥ 50 | 29 (61.70) |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 30 (63.83) |
 Female | 17 (36.17) |
Ulceration | Â |
 Positive | 23 (69.70) |
 Negative | 10 (21.28) |
Lymph node metastasis | Â |
 Positive | 17 (36.17) |
 Negative | 18 (38.30) |
Pathologic grade | Â |
 I | 10 (25.00) |
 II | 13 (32.50) |
 III | 14 (35.00) |
 IV | 3 (7.50) |