Table I.

Association of miR-130b expression with the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with glioma.

		miR-130b expression level
Clinical parameter	Cases, n	High (n=40)	Low (n=45)	P-value
Age, years
<60	53	26	27	0.635
≥60	32	14	18
Gender
Male	47	22	25	0.959
Female	38	18	20
Grade
I+II	29	7	22	0.002a
III+IV	56	33	23
Clinical staging
I–II	25	10	15	0.400
III–IV	60	30	30

^aP<0.05. miR, microRNA.