Table 2.
Characteristics of NSCLC patients for differentially expressed serum exosomal miR-125b-5p.
| Characteristics | No. case | Median | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | ≤62 | 174 | 4.4270 | 0.839 |
| >62 | 144 | 4.4526 | ||
| Gender | Male | 192 | 4.4422 | 0.944 |
| Female | 126 | 4.4331 | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 168 | 4.4690 | 0.607 |
| No | 150 | 4.4045 | ||
| Drinking | Yes | 105 | 5.0184 | 0.659 |
| No | 219 | 4.9624 | ||
| Pathology diagnosis | AC | 220 | 4.3597 | 0.485 |
| SCC | 98 | 4.4527 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | Yes | 159 | 4.6104 | 0.0008 |
| No | 143 | 4.1816 | ||
| TNM staging | I-II | 136 | 4.1536 | 0.000 |
| III-IV | 168 | 4.6557 | ||
| Distant metastasis | Yes | 99 | 4.7659 | 0.000 |
| No | 207 | 4.2471 | ||
AC, adenocarcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.
Bold values: significant difference.