Table 2. The relationship between miR-199b expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in CRC patients.

Parameters	miR-199b expression			Chi-square value	P value
	High (n=32)	Low (n=28)	Total (n=60)
Age(y)
≤60	13	12	25	0.031	0.861
> 60	19	16	35
Gender
Female	16	17	33	0.693	0.405
Male	16	11	27
Tumor size(cm)
≤2	10	14	24	2.188	0.139
>2	22	14	36
Tumor differentiation
Well/moderate	17	20	37	2.116	0.146
Poor	15	8	23
TNM stage
I+II	20	10	30	4.286	0.038*
III+IV	12	18	30
Lymph node metastasis
Positive	13	13	26	0.205	0.651
Negative	19	15	34
Distant metastasis
Positive	10	16	26	4.077	0.044*
Negative	22	12	34

^*Statistically significant (P<0.05)