Table 1.

Correlation of plasma miR-106a level with clinical features of gastric carcinoma

Parameter	N	miR-106a relative level	P value
Sex
Male	42	0.628 (0.544~0.932)	0.832
Female	38	0.782 (0.331~1.090)
Age (years)
≥68	43	0.709 (0.525~1.086)	0.915
<68	37	0.648 (0.518~1.042)
Differentiation
Low to moderate	46	0.939 (0.706~1.806)	0.0005**
High	34	0.633 (0.423~0.775)
Tumor size
≥5 cm	30	0.764 (0.608~1.806)	0.017*
<5 cm	50	0.625 (0.328~0.919)
Lymph node metastasis
Yes	46	0.765 (0.528~1.209)	0.001**
No	34	1.034 (0.714~2.462)
TNM stage
I + II	45	0.759 (0.528~0.904)	0.0001**
III + IV	35	1.086 (0.744~2.462)

^*P<0.05 compared to control group;

^**P<0.01 compared to control group.