Table 1 Clinical correlations of miR-125a expression in cervical carcinoma

From: MiR-125a promotes paclitaxel sensitivity in cervical cancer through altering STAT3 expression

Variables

miR-125a expression in tumor tissues (T)

P-value

 

High expression

Low expression

 
 

N=22 (51.2%)

N=21 (48.8%)

 

Age (mean±s.d.), years

53.6±9.78

55.9±10.15

0.911

Tumor size

 <4 cm

10 (23.3%)

3 (7.0%)

0.045a

 ⩾4 cm

12 (27.9%)

18 (41.9%)

 

SCC-Ag

 <1.5 ng/ml

13 (30.2%)

10 (23.3%)

0.547

 ⩾1.5 ng/ml

9 (20.9%)

11 (25.6%)

 

Histology

 Adenocarcinoma

2 (4.7%)

3 (7.0%)

0.664

 Squamous

20 (46.5%)

18 (41.9%)

 

FIGO stage

I/II

15 (34.9%)

6 (14.0%)

0.015a

III/IV

7 (16.3%)

15 (34.9%)

 

Treat with paclitaxel

 Response

16 (37.2%)

7 (16.3%)

0.015a

 No response

6 (14.0%)

14 (34.9%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; SCC-Ag, squamous cell carcinoma antigen. P-values of age were calculated by the t-test, others by Pearson’s chi-square test.
  2. aStatistically significant.