Table 1.
Relationship between HOXA-AS2 expression and clinical factors of NSCLC patients
| Variables | N | HOXA-AS2 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| High | Low | |||
| Age | 0.750 | |||
| ≥65 | 61 | 30 | 31 | |
| <65 | 42 | 22 | 20 | |
| Gender | 0.771 | |||
| Male | 54 | 28 | 26 | |
| Female | 49 | 24 | 25 | |
| Smoking | 0.733 | |||
| Yes | 67 | 33 | 34 | |
| No | 36 | 19 | 17 | |
| Histology | 0.651 | |||
| Squamous carcinoma | 47 | 22 | 25 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 41 | 23 | 18 | |
| Other type | 15 | 7 | 8 | |
| Tumor size | 0.001 | |||
| ≥3 cm | 57 | 37 | 20 | |
| <3 cm | 46 | 15 | 31 | |
| TNM | 0.000 | |||
| I, II | 63 | 22 | 41 | |
| III, IV | 40 | 30 | 10 | |
| Differentiation | 0.140 | |||
| Well/moderately | 58 | 33 | 25 | |
| Poorly | 45 | 19 | 26 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.094 | |||
| Absent | 50 | 21 | 29 | |
| Present | 53 | 31 | 22 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.001 | |||
| Absent | 67 | 26 | 41 | |
| Present | 36 | 26 | 10 | |