Table 1.
Correlation between clinicopathological features and miR-143 expression in EOC tissues
| Variables | No. of cases | miR-143 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Low (n %) | High (n %) | |||
| Age (years) | P > 0.05 | |||
| < 55 | 24 | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | |
| ≥ 55 | 16 | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | |
| Tumor size | P > 0.05 | |||
| ≥ 5 | 23 | 15 (65.2) | 8 (34.8) | |
| < 5 | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | |
| FIGO stage | P < 0.01 | |||
| I-II | 31 | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | |
| III-IV | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 2 (11.1) | |
| Histological grading | P < 0.01 | |||
| 1/2 | 29 | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | |
| 3 | 11 | 9 (81.8) | 2 (19.2) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | P < 0.01 | |||
| No | 28 | 14 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) | |
| Yes | 12 | 9 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | |