Table 1.

Correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and miR-125a-5p expression in patients with colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer patients		n=30 (%)	miR-125a-5p expression	P-value
Localization	Colon	16 (53.33)	Low	0.056
	Rectum	14 (46.67)	Low	0.082
Gender	Male	18 (60.00)	Low	0.567
	Female	12 (40.00)	Low	0.467
Age (y)	<60	10 (33.33)	Low	0.362
	≥60	20 (66.67)	Low	0.476
Differentiation	Poorly	15 (50.00)	Low	0.172
	Well and moderate	15 (50.00)	Low	0.212
TNM stage	I	3 (10.00)	Low	0.089
	II	4 (13.33)	Low	0.000*
	III	4 (13.33)	Low	0.040*
	IV	19 (63.33)	Low	0.123
Lymph node	Positive	13 (43.33)	Low	0.031*
	Negative	17 (56.67)	Low	0.256
OS (month)	≤10	15 (50.00)	Low	0.329
	>10	15 (50.00)	Low	0.437

Note: *P<0.05.