Table 2.
The clinical characteristics of exosomal miR-338-3p in NSCLC patients.
| Characteristics | exosomal miR-338-3p | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High expression | Low expression | ||
| Age | 0.155 | ||
| <60 | 16 | 15 | |
| ≥60 | 12 | 23 | |
| Gender | 0.833 | ||
| Male | 14 | 18 | |
| Female | 14 | 20 | |
| Pathological classification | |||
| Lung adenocarcinoma | 24 | 14 | <0.001 |
| Lung squamous carcinoma | 1 | 15 | |
| Others | 3 | 9 | |
| Smoking | 0.541 | ||
| Yes | 9 | 15 | |
| No | 19 | 23 | |
| Drinking | |||
| Yes | 5 | 10 | 0.418 |
| No | 23 | 28 | |
| T | 0.566 | ||
| T1+T2 | 16 | 19 | |
| T3+T4 | 12 | 19 | |
| M | 0.018 | ||
| M0 | 17 | 12 | |
| M1 | 11 | 26 | |
| Clinical stage | 0.379 | ||
| I+II | 11 | 11 | |
| III+IV | 17 | 27 | |
| Lymphatic metastasis | 0.030 | ||
| Yes | 16 | 31 | |
| No | 12 | 7 | |
Bold values indicate statistical significance.