Figure 3.
Receiver operating characteristic analysis of ΔΔCq values of miR-196a-5p to confirm the prognostic marker in early-stage tongue squamous cell carcinoma. (A) ΔΔCq values revealed that miR-196a-5p levels had a P-value of 0.0025, an AUC of 0.740, and a cut-off value of −0.875 to distinguish lymph node metastasis. (B) ΔΔCq values revealed that miR-196a-5p levels had a P-value of 0.0133, an AUC of 0.718, and the cut-off value of −0.74 to distinguish YK grade 4C-4D from YK grade 1–3. AUC, area under the curve.