Table 1.
Correlation of the expression of HOTAIR with clinicopathologic features
| Clinicopathologic features | n (%) | Relative expression of HOTAIRa | P-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
P = 0.783 |
|
| Male |
32 (76) |
11.43 |
|
| Female |
10 (24) |
10.21 |
|
| Site of tumor |
|
P = 0.856 |
|
| Left lung |
18 (43) |
8.23 |
|
| Right lung |
24 (57) |
9.54 |
|
| Differentiation |
|
P = 0.238 |
|
| Poor |
24 (57) |
12.8 |
|
| High/moderate |
18 (43) |
7.9 |
|
| Lymph node Metastasis |
|
P = 0.005 |
|
| N0 |
8 (19) |
1.78 |
|
| N1 |
8 (19) |
2.59 |
|
| N2 |
10 (24) |
10.6 |
|
| N3 | 16 (38) | 30.34 | |
aMedian of relative expression. bP < 0.05 was considered significant (Mann-Whitney U test between 2 groups and Kruskall-Wallis test for 3 groups).