Table 1. The correlation between clinicopathological parameters and lnc-ATB expression.

	Lnc-ATB expression
	Low, n(%)	High, n (%)
Age
<60	44 (58.7)	39 (52.0)	0.511
⩾60	31 (41.3)	36 (48.0)
Gender
Male	61 (81.3)	57 (76.0)	0.550
Female	14 (18.7)	18 (24.0)
Alcohol consumption
Ever and current	52 (69.3)	47 (62.7)	0.491
Never	23 (30.7)	28 (37.3)
Smoking status
Ever and current	44 (58.7)	43 (57.3)	1.000
Never	31 (41.3)	32 (42.7)
Tumor size
<5 cm	63 (84.0)	62 (82.7)	1.000
⩾5 cm	12 (16.0)	13 (17.3)
Differentiation status
Well or moderate	59 (78.7)	59 (78.7)	1.000
Poor	16 (21.3)	16 (21.3)
TNM stage			0.514
I–II	41 (54.7)	36 (48.0)
III	34 (45.3)	39 (52.0)