Table 2.
Association between miR-96-3p relative expression (PTC tissues over normal adjacent thyroid tissues) and clinicopathological characteristics in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
| Clinical characteristics | n | miR-96-3p | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | |||
| ≤ 44 | 19 | 5.365 | 0.053 |
| > 44 | 9 | 4.123 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 10 | 4.235 | 0.092 |
| Female | 18 | 4.112 | |
| Multicentricity | |||
| No | 18 | 3.925 | 0.067 |
| Yes | 10 | 4.256 | |
| Cervical LN metastasis | |||
| No | 11 | 4.968 | 0.004** |
| Yes | 17 | 3.456 | |
| TNM | |||
| I/II | 20 | 3.865 | 0.003** |
| III/IV | 8 | 5.768 | |
| Tumor size | |||
| ≤ 2 cm | 23 | 4.098 | 0.071 |
| > 2 cm | 5 | 3.889 | |
* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 compared with normal adjacent thyroid tissues