Table 1 Correlation between miR-515-3p expression levels and clinicopathological parameters in 100 cases of esophageal cancer

From: Identification of miR-515-3p and its targets, vimentin and MMP3, as a key regulatory mechanism in esophageal cancer metastasis: functional and clinical significance

Variable

n

Low miR-515-3p

High miR-515-3p

P-value

Age (years)

    

 ≤55

19

17

2

 

 >55

81

62

19

0.212

Gender

    

 Female

26

20

6

 

 Male

74

59

15

0.762

T-stage

    

 1/2

16

10

6

 

 3/4

84

69

15

0.077

N-stage

    

 N0

45

30

15

 

 N1

55

49

6

0.006

M-stage

    

 M0

100

79

21

 

 M1

0

0

0

1.00

Grade

    

 I & II

73

54

19

 

 III & IV

27

25

2

0.042

Stage

    

 1 & 2

48

32

16

 

 3 & 4

52

47

5

0.003