Table 1. Association of PRMT5 expression with the clinicopathological characteristics of 34 OS patients.
| Variable | N | Low PRMT5 | High PRMT5 | P value |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <20 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.643 |
| >20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Female | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| Primary location | ||||
| Proximal tibia | 17 | 7 | 10 | |
| Proximal humerus | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0.979 |
| Proximal femur | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Others | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Histological type | ||||
| Conventional OS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.549 |
| Others | 23 | 8 | 15 | |
| Local recurrence/Lung metastasis | ||||
| Yes | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0.020* |
| No | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Survival status | ||||
| Yes | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.042* |
| No | 16 | 7 | 9 | |
| Grading | ||||
| I and II | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0.019* |
| III | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Notes: aGrouping of age was performed according to the median.
Abbreviations: OS, osteosarcoma