Table 1.
Relationship between has_circ_102002 expression and the clinical pathological characteristics of PTC patients.
| Clinical pathological features | No. of cases | Hsa_circ_102002 expression | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low expression (< median) | High expression (≥ median) | |||
| Number | 50 | 25 | 25 | |
| Gender | >0.05 | |||
| Male | 29 | 15 | 14 | |
| Female | 21 | 10 | 11 | |
| Age (years) | >0.05 | |||
| ≤45 | 36 | 16 | 20 | |
| >45 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | >0.05 | |||
| ≤1 | 37 | 21 | 16 | |
| >1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | <0.05 | |||
| ≤45 | 23 | 17 | 6 | |
| >45 | 27 | 8 | 19 | |
| Nodular goiter | >0.05 | |||
| Negative | 33 | 15 | 18 | |
| Positive | 17 | 10 | 7 | |
| TNM stage | <0.05 | |||
| I/II | 29 | 21 | 8 | |
| III/IV | 21 | 4 | 17 | |
| Extra thyroidal extension | >0.05 | |||
| Negative | 15 | 5 | 10 | |
| Positive | 35 | 20 | 15 | |