Table 2 Correlation between clinicopathologic data and miRNA-203 expression in Kazakh ESCCs.

From: Regulatory Role of miR-203 in Occurrence and Progression of Kazakh Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

clinicopathological features

Cases

 ± S

T/F

P

gender

 Male

49

0.249 ± 0.393

1.682

0.097

 Female

45

0.180 ± 0.296

Age (y)

 ≤Median (60y)

51

0.288 ± 0.484

1.343

0.183

 >Median

43

0.180 ± 0.227

Histologic grade

 Well

21

0.196 ± 0.267

0.574*

0.565

 Moderate

56

0.226 ± 0.379

 Poor

17

0.130 ± 0.130

Nodal status

 pN+

51

0.155 ± 0.343

−1.720

0.089

 pN−

43

0.275 ± 0.331

TNM stage

 I–II

63

0.215 ± 0.293

0.186

0.852

 III–IV

31

0.201 ± 0.427

  1. *F value. TNM stage: the clinicopathologic stage.