Table 1.
Correlations between circASXL1 expression and clinical parameters in bladder cancer
| Characteristics | No. of patients | CircASXL1 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| High | Low | |||
| N (%) | 61 (100.0) | 27 (44.3) | 34 (55.7) | |
| Gender | 0.763 | |||
| Female | 17 (27.9) | 7 (25.9) | 10 (29.4) | |
| Male | 44 (62.1) | 20 (74.1) | 24 (70.6) | |
| Age | 0.842 | |||
| ≤65 | 37 (60.7) | 16 (59.3) | 21 (61.8) | |
| >65 | 24 (39.3) | 11 (40.7) | 13 (38.2) | |
| Tumor size | 0.355 | |||
| ≥3 cm | 21 (34.4) | 11 (40.7) | 10 (29.4) | |
| <3 cm | 40 (65.6) | 16 (59.3) | 24 (70.6) | |
| Tumor number | 0.251 | |||
| ≤2 | 43 (70.5) | 17 (63.0) | 26 (76.5) | |
| >2 | 18 (29.5) | 10 (37.0) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Vascular tumor embolus | 0.158 | |||
| Negative | 46 (75.4) | 18 (66.7) | 28 (82.4) | |
| Positive | 15 (24.6) | 9 (33.3) | 6 (17.6) | |
| Grade | ||||
| G1 | 18 (29.5) | 4 (14.8) | 14 (41.2) | 0.025 |
| G2-G3 | 43 (70.5) | 23 (85.2) | 20 (58.8) | |
| T classification | 0.019 | |||
| Ta-T1 | 26 (42.6) | 7 (25.9) | 19 (55.9) | |
| T2-T4 | 35 (57.4) | 20 (74.1) | 15 (44.1) | |
| LN invasion | 0.011 | |||
| Negative | 42 (68.9) | 14 (51.9) | 28 (82.4) | |
| Positive | 19 (31.1) | 13 (48.1) | 6 (17.6) | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.032 | |||
| Negative | 51 (83.6) | 19 (70.4) | 32 (94.1) | |
| Positive | 10 (16.4) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Ki67 | 0.192 | |||
| ≤40% | 35 (57.4) | 11 (40.7) | 24 (70.6) | |
| >40% | 26 (42.6) | 16 (59.3) | 10 (29.4) | |
| P53 | 0.754 | |||
| 0 | 28 (45.9) | 13 (48.1) | 15 (44.1) | |
| +-+++ | 33 (54.1) | 14 (51.9) | 19 (55.9) | |
Number with percentage is given in brackets. LN = invasion lymph node invasion.