Table 1.

Clinicopathological variables and circNFIC expression in 150 breast cancer patients

Characteristics	Total (n=150)	circNFIC high (n=57)		circNFIC low (n=93)		P value
		No.	%	No.	%
OS						0.002*
Present	104	48	46.2	56	53.8
Absent	46	9	19.6	37	80.4
Age (years)						0.515
<50	66	27	40.9	39	59.1
≥50	84	30	35.7	54	64.3
Tumor size (cm)**						0.473
≤2	34	11	32.4	23	67.6
>2	115	45	39.1	70	60.9
LNMET**						0.021*
Yes	91	28	30.8	63	69.2
No	54	27	50.0	27	50.0
TNM stage**						0.182
I-II	97	40	41.2	57	58.8
III- IV	50	15	30.0	35	70.0
ER status**						0.059
Positive	93	41	44.1	52	55.9
Negative	50	14	28.0	36	72.0
PR status**						0.324
Positive	81	34	42.0	47	58.0
Negative	62	21	33.9	41	66.1
HER-2 status**						0.689
Positive	41	17	41.5	24	58.5
Negative	103	39	37.9	64	62.1

* indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05).

% indicates percentage within the row.

** The case number does not add up to the total in several categories because a few patients were excluded from those categories.