Table 1.

Expression of miR-3622a-3p and SALL4 in human colorectal cancer and the patients’ clinicopathological characteristics.

Characteristics	Number	miR-3622a-3p expression		P-value	SALL4 expression		p-value
		High group	Low group		High group	Low group
Age(years)
≥60	32	17	15	0.82	18	14	0.494
<60	48	23	25		22	26
Gender
Male	50	24	26	0.818	23	27	0.489
Female	30	16	14		17	13
Size(cm)
≥3(cm)	42	14	28	0.003**	26	16	0.043*
<3(cm)	38	26	12		14	24
Stage
I/II	45	26	19	0.176	21	24	0.652
III/IV	35	14	21		19	16
T grade
T1 + T2	47	25	22	0.65	18	29	0.22
T3 + T4	33	15	18		22	11
Lymph node metastasis
N1–N3	48	18	30	0.012*	29	19	0.039*
N0	32	22	10		11	21
Histology grade
Well-moderately	34	19	15	0.498	13	21	0.113
Poorly-signet	46	21	25		27	19

*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 Statistically significant difference.