Table 2.
Relationships between the expression value of miR‐99a‐5p and clinicopathological parameters in HNSCC patients based on the IIIuminaHiseq and IIIuminaGA platforms
| Clinicopathological features | n | miR‐99a‐5p expression level | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue | Noncancerous | 44 | 10.348 ± 0.625 | 0.001 |
| Cancerous | 519 | 8.028 ± 1.498 | ||
| Gender | Male | 379 | 8.079 ± 1.558 | 0.198 |
| Female | 140 | 7.889 ± 1.317 | ||
| Age | ≥ 50 | 436 | 8.090 ± 1.453 | 0.027 |
| < 50 | 82 | 7.691 ± 1.695 | ||
| T | T1 ~ T2 | 184 | 8.097 ± 1.475 | 0.117 |
| T3 ~ T4 | 272 | 7.882 ± 1.402 | ||
| N | N0 | 175 | 8.034 ± 1.386 | 0.314 |
| N1 ~ N3 | 245 | 7.890 ± 1.486 | ||
| M | M0 | 187 | 8.076 ± 1.488 | 0.153 |
| M1 | 1 | |||
| Stage | I–II | 115 | 8.174 ± 1.267 | 0.300 |
| III–IV | 390 | 8.010 ± 1.559 | ||
| Histologic grade | G1–G2 | 368 | 7.841 ± 1.410 | 0.001 |
| G3–G4 | 130 | 8.413 ± 1.622 | ||
| Lymphovascular invasion | Yes | 122 | 7.988 ± 1.451 | 0.282 |
| No | 229 | 7.814 ± 1.424 | ||
| Alcohol | Yes | 346 | 8.065 ± 1.474 | 0.366 |
| No | 164 | 7.936 ± 1.563 | ||