Table 1.
Characteristics | N | Relative hsa_circ_0058124 expression | P value† | |
---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | |||
Age (years) | 0.210 | |||
<55 | 44 | 19 | 25 | |
≥ 55 | 48 | 27 | 21 | |
Gender | 0.402 | |||
male | 42 | 23 | 19 | |
female | 50 | 23 | 27 | |
TNM staging | 0.005* | |||
I-II | 57 | 22 | 35 | |
III-IV | 35 | 24 | 11 | |
Tumor size | 0.034* | |||
≤ 2 cm | 54 | 22 | 32 | |
>2 cm | 38 | 24 | 14 | |
Extrathyroidal extension | ||||
Present | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0.037* |
Absent | 44 | 17 | 27 | |
Multifocality | ||||
Present | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0.482 |
Absent | 67 | 32 | 35 | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.020* | |||
Present | 53 | 32 | 21 | |
Absent | 39 | 14 | 25 | |
Distant metastasis | 0.007* | |||
Present | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
Absent | 82 | 37 | 45 |
†Pearson’s chi-squared test
*P < 0.05