Table 1.
Correlation between lncRNA HOXA11-AS expression and clinicopathological features in OSCC patients
| Parameters | Group | N | HOXA11-AS expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | ||||
| Age (years) | ≤ 60 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.822 |
| > 60 | 27 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Gender | Female | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.442 |
| Male | 20 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0.168 |
| No | 19 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Drinking | Yes | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0.135 |
| No | 26 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Position | Tongue | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0.086 |
| Gingiva | 13 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Buccal mucosa | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Lip | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Differentiation | Well, moderately | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0.012* |
| Poorly | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| T stage | T1, T2 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0.020* |
| T3, T4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||
| N stage | N0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0.001*** |
| N1–N3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Clinical stage | I and II | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.039* |
| III and IV | 24 | 15 | 9 | ||
*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001