Table 3 PPARδ (a) and miR-17 (b) expression levels (median RQ values) in individual NSCLC tissue group and control group.

From: Diagnostic value of PPARδ and miRNA-17 expression levels in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Features

NSCLC tissue

p-value Mann Whitney U-test

Macroscopically unchanged tissue (control)

p-value Mann Whitney U-test

(a) PPARδ

≤ 65 years

0.816

0.5892

1.959

0.8170

> 65 years

0.668

 

1.451

 

Women

0.842

0.2535

1.414

0.1611

Men

0.643

 

2.430

 

Former smokers

0.791

0.1627

1.368

0.0200*

Current smokers

0.637

 

2.528

 

 ≤ 40 PYs

0.683

0.2888

1.517

0.1086

 > 40 PYs

0.753

 

2.528

 

SCC

0.688

0.3961

1.502

0.9385

AC

0.842

 

1.762

 

T1

0.828

0.7771

1.811

0.6029

T2 + T3

0.692

 

1.517

 

N0

0.732

0.9594

1.714

0.6404

N1 + N2

0.692

 

1.414

 

I

0.732

0.7988

1.714

0.6404

II + III

0.692

 

1.517

 

(b) miR-17

≤ 65 years

12.949

0.5892

44.369

0.4875

> 65 years

19.484

 

26.996

 

Women

12.881

0.6038

33.655

0.9586

Men

20.704

 

39.561

 

Former smokers

20.704

0.8481

27.760

0.5290

Current smokers

15.226

 

43.933

 

 ≤ 40 PYs

11.836

0.1211

23.748

0.6833

 > 40 PYs

22.200

 

40.288

 

SCC

20.968

0.2076

24.638

0.0422*

AC

9.319

 

50.615

 

T1

13.017

0.9550

39.561

0.9539

T2 + T3

18.264

 

33.655

 

N0

12.881

0.3302

33.655

0.7555

N1 + N2

21.232

 

41.016

 

I

13.017

0.8785

39.561

0.5681

II + III

18.264

 

27.760

 
  1. Statistically significant p < 0.05.