Table 3.
Comparison of MALAT-1 and miR-200c-3p gene expressions, SIRT1 protein levels and GGO according to disease severity (TSS).
| Mild N = 19 |
Moderate N = 48 |
Severe N = 31 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAT-1 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 0.31 ± 0.3 | 0.06 ± 0.09 | <0.001 |
| miR-200c-3p | 7.05 ± 6.56 | 14.15 ± 2.6 | 19.04 ± 3.19 | <0.001 |
| SIRT1 | 24.06 ± 10.56 | 14.64 ± 2.62 | 10.67 ± 2.42 | <0.001 |
| GGO percentage | 18.72 ± 8.54 | 42.23 ± 11.01 | 64.41 ± 10.89 | <0.001 |