Table I.
Correlation between the expression of Sp1 and miR-202 and clinicopathological factors in oral cancer tissues.
| Sp1 | miR-202 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Total | High | Low | χ2 | P-value | Low | High | χ2 | P-value |
| Total | 73 | 59 | 14 | 53 | 20 | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| <60 | 31 | 25 (42.37) | 6 (42.86) | 1.064 | 0.238 | 23 (43.40) | 8 (40.0) | 1.372 | 0.381 |
| ≥60 | 42 | 34 (57.63) | 8 (57.14) | 30 (56.01) | 12 (60.0) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 46 | 36 (61.02) | 9 (64.29) | 1.585 | 0.097 | 34 (64.15) | 12 (60) | 1.624 | 0.198 |
| Female | 27 | 23 (38.98) | 5 (35.71) | 19 (35.85) | 8 (40) | ||||
| Differentiation | |||||||||
| Poorly | 27 | 23 (38.98) | 4 (28.57) | 1.830 | 0.076 | 20 (37.74) | 7 (30.00) | 2.073 | 0.067 |
| Moderate/well | 46 | 36 (61.02) | 10 (71.43) | 33 (62.26) | 14 (70.00) | ||||
| Tumor stage | |||||||||
| III+IV | 28 | 27 (45.76) | 1 (7.14) | 15.873 | <0.001 | 26 (49.06) | 2 (10.00) | 16.973 | <0.001 |
| I+II | 45 | 32 (54.24) | 13 (92.86) | 27 (50.94) | 18 (90.00) | ||||
| Lymphatic metastasis | |||||||||
| None | 46 | 35 (59.32) | 11 (78.57) | 21.941 | <0.001 | 28 (52.83) | 18 (90.00) | 25.973 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 27 | 24 (40.68) | 3 (21.43) | 25 (47.17) | 2 (10.00) | ||||
miR, microRNA.