Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the gastric cancer patients.
| Expression of miR-421 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | ||||
| No. of patients | % | No. of patients | % | P value | |
| Total | 20 | 87 | |||
| Age | 0.394 | ||||
| ≤ 60 | 12 | 60.0 | 43 | 49.4 | |
| > 60 | 8 | 40.0 | 44 | 50.6 | |
| Gender | 0.563 | ||||
| Male | 17 | 85.0 | 69 | 79.3 | |
| Female | 3 | 15.0 | 18 | 20.7 | |
| Tumor differention | 0.627 | ||||
| Undifferentiation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Poor | 15 | 75.0 | 53 | 60.9 | |
| Moderate | 5 | 15.0 | 31 | 35.7 | |
| Well | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Tumor stage | 0.150 | ||||
| I–II | 8 | 40.0 | 21 | 24.1 | |
| III–IV | 12 | 60.0 | 66 | 75.9 | |
| Tumor site | 0.512 | ||||
| Cardia | 3 | 15.0 | 25 | 28.8 | |
| Fundus | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Body | 10 | 50.0 | 36 | 41.4 | |
| Antrum | 6 | 30.0 | 23 | 26.4 | |
| Pylorus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Vascular invasion | 0.735 | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 65.0 | 53 | 60.9 | |
| No | 7 | 35.0 | 34 | 39.1 | |
| Nerve invasion | 0.175 | ||||
| Yes | 10 | 50.0 | 48 | 55.2 | |
| No | 10 | 50.0 | 39 | 44.8 | |