Table 2.
The relationship between the expression of has_circ_0068871 and various clinicopathological variables
| Characteristics | Total | has_circ_0068871 expression | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 28 | |
| Age (years) | 0.482 | |||
| < 60 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
| ≥60 | 21 | 2 | 19 | |
| Sex | 0.181 | |||
| Male | 23 | 4 | 19 | |
| Female | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| T-stage | 0.044* | |||
| T1-T2 | 22 | 1 | 21 | |
| T3-T4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| N-stage | < 0.001*** | |||
| N0 | 21 | 1 | 20 | |
| N1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| N2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| M-stage | 0.181 | |||
| M0 | 23 | 4 | 19 | |
| M1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.285 | |||
| < 3 | 16 | 3 | 13 | |
| ≥3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | |
| FGFR3 expression | ||||
| Low | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0.005** |
| High | 23 | 1 | 22 | |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001