Table 3 Correlation coefficients between miRNA expression and independent variables in the WEA cohort according to Spearman.
From: Circulating microRNA-197-3p as a potential biomarker for asbestos exposure
miR-197-3p | ||
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ddPCR | RT-qPCR | |
Age | − 0.223 | − 0.112 |
Gender | 0.215 | 0.208 |
Smoking status | 0.154 | 0.127 |
P/Y | − 0.105 | − 0.077 |
Asbestos exposure | ||
Cumulative exposure | − 0.389* | − 0.197 |
Years of exposure | − 0.003 | 0.002 |
Years since last previous exposure | − 0.140 | − 0.085 |
Asbestos related pathologies | − 0.028 | 0.047 |
Other diseases unrelated to asbestos | ||
Musculoskeletal | 0.114 | 0.131 |
Cardiovascular | − 0.056 | − 0.101 |
Gastrointestinal | − 0.091 | − 0.065 |
Endocrine and diabetes | − 0.256 | − 0.120 |
Respiratory | − 0.091 | − 0.049 |
Neurological | 0.129 | 0.099 |
Genitourinary | − 0.126 | − 0.124 |
Neoplastic | 0.022 | 0.121 |
Therapy | 0.110 | 0.051 |