Table 1 Correlation between LINC00284 expression and clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid cancer.
Characteristics | Number | LINC00284 expression | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0.423 |
Female | 44 | 24 | 20 | |
Age (years) | ||||
<45 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 0.544 |
≥45 | 31 | 17 | 14 | |
Extrathyroidal extension | ||||
Yes | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.258 |
No | 61 | 29 | 32 | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
≤2 | 53 | 22 | 31 | 0.014 |
>2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
Yes | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0.134 |
No | 36 | 15 | 21 | |
Multifocality | ||||
Yes | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.166 |
No | 60 | 28 | 32 | |
TNM stage | ||||
I + II | 57 | 27 | 30 | 0.309 |
III + IV | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
