Table II.

Relationship between the expression of miR-146a and miR-146b and different clinical features of PTC patients.

Item	n	miR-146a expression	P-value	miR-146b expression	P-value
Age (years)			0.0692		0.0782
≤50	37	5.98±1.33		3.53±1.08
<50	36	6.16±1.28		3.85±1.12
GA125 (U/ml)			0.0619		0.0873
≤35	43	5.87±1.08		5.63±1.62
>35	30	6.16±1.22		5.57±1.29
FIGO staging			0.0538		0.0686
Stage I–II	28	6.29±1.39		6.08±1.19
Stage III–IV	45	6.89±1.87		5.95±2.01
Lymphatic metastasis			0.0078		0.0097
Yes	36	6.76±2.01		6.73±1.78
No	37	3.58±1.96		2.17±1.05
Recurrence			0.0086		0.0176
Yes	17	5.97±1.86		5.32±1.25
No	56	2.38±1.29		3.17±1.03