Table 1.

Relationship between miR-638 expression and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients

Characteristics	Total number (N=125)	miR-638 expression		P-values
		High (n=55)	Low (n=70)
Age (years)				0.363
<50	58	23	35
≥50	67	32	35
Tumor size (cm)				0.315
<2	54	21	33
≥2	71	34	37
ER status				0.676
Negative	61	28	33
Positive	64	27	37
PR status				0.245
Negative	55	21	34
Positive	70	34	36
HER2 status				0.696
Negative	57	24	33
Positive	68	31	37
Lymph node metastasis				0.015
Negative	53	30	23
Positive	72	25	47
TNM stage				0.021
I–II	65	35	30
III–IV	60	20	40

Abbreviations: ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor.