Table 1 Relationship between the expression of LTSCCAT and SMYD3 and tumor stage, lymph node metastasis, and periodontitis.

From: LncRNA LTSCCAT promotes tongue squamous cell carcinoma metastasis via targeting the miR-103a-2-5p/SMYD3/TWIST1 axis

Characteristic

LTSCCAT (%)

P

SMYD3 (%)

P

 

No. of high expression

No. of low expression

 

No. of high expression

No. of low expression

 

Sex

  

0.446

  

0.703

Male

39 (52.7)

35 (47.3)

 

36 (48.6)

38 (51.4)

 

Female

20 (45.5)

24 (54.5)

 

23 (52.3)

21 (47.7)

 

Age

  

0.851

  

0.573

<50

24 (51.1)

23 (48.9)

 

22 (46.8)

25 (53.2)

 

Node metastasis

  

0.002*

  

0.016*

N0

18 (34)

35 (66)

 

20 (37.7)

33 (62.3)

 

N+

41 (63.1)

24 (36.9)

 

39 (60)

26 (40)

 

Clinical stage

  

0.003*

  

0.002*

III

20 (35.7)

36 (64.3)

 

18 (34)

38 (66)

 

IV

39 (62.9)

23 (37.1)

 

41 (63.1)

21 (36.9)

 

Status

  

0.002*

  

0.000*

Survival

23 (36.5)

40 (63.5)

 

19 (30.2)

44 (69.8)

 

Death

36 (65.5)

19 (34.5)

 

40 (72.7)

15 (27.3)

 

Periodontitis

  

0.000*

  

0.003*

Yes

46 (65.7)

24 (34.3)

 

43 (61.4)

27 (38.6)

 

No

13 (27.1)

35 (72.9)

 

16 (33.3)

32 (66.7)

 
  1. Chi-square test. *p < 0.5.