Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 131 patients and serum miR‐223 expression in acute myeloid leukemia cases

Clinical feature	Patients (n = 131)	Low miR‐223 (n = 69)	High miR‐223 (n = 62)	P value
Age (years)
<60	85	44	41	NS
≥60	46	25	21
Gender
Man	80	42	38	NS
Woman	51	27	24
Blast in BM
<50%	54	21	33	.0081
≥50%	77	48	29
WBC (×109/L)
<10	52	25	27	NS
≥10	79	44	35
PLT (×109/L)
<50	66	32	34	NS
≥50	65	37	28
Cytogenetics
Favorable	52	16	36	<.0001
Intermediate	61	38	23
Unfavorable	18	15	3
Complete remission
Yes	55	20	35	.0015
No	76	49	27

Abbreviations: BM, bone marrow; NS, no significant; PLT, platelet; WBC, white blood cells.