Table 1.

Association between miR-1290 Expression and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in 291 Stage II and III Colon Cancer Patients

Variable	Total (n = 291)	miR-1290 Expression		p Value
		Low (n = 155)	High (n = 136)
Age
< 65 y	129	67	62	0.686
≥65 y	162	88	74
Gender
Male	112	65	47	0.761
Female	179	90	89
Location
Right	86	43	43	0.012a
Transverse	17	15	2
Left	188	97	91
T Stage
T1+T2	17	9	8	0.978
T3+T4	274	146	128
N Stage
N0	155	100	55	< 0.001a
N1+N2	136	55	81
AJCC Stage
II	155	100	55	< 0.001a
III	136	55	81
Differentiation
Well	144	86	58	0.029a
Poor	147	69	78
Vascular Invasion
No	277	150	127	0.177
Yes	14	5	9
MMR Status
dMMR	48	10	38	< 0.001a
pMMR	243	145	98

p values are based on chi-square test or or Fisher’s exact test if necessary.

^ap < 0.05 was considered significant.