Table 1.

The relationship between miR-140 expression and clinicopathological parameters in colorectal cancer

Characteristics	No. of cases	miR-140 expression		P value
		Low (median ≤0.278)	High (median >0.278)
Age				0.667
< 60 years	22	10	12
≥ 60 years	38	18	20
Gender				0.778
Male	33	16	17
Female	27	12	15
Tumor size				0.602
< 5 cm	23	12	11
≥ 5 cm	37	16	21
Stage				0.045*
I/II	28	1	27
III/IV	32	27	5
Differentiation				0.076
Well/moderate	24	13	11
Poor	36	15	21
Metastasis				0.031*
No	31	7	24
Yes	29	21	8

*P < 0.05