Table 2.

Correlation of has_circ_0000277 expression with clinicopathologic features in ESCC patients

Parameters	N = 58	has_circ_0000277		p-value
		High N = 29	Low N = 29
Age, years
< 60	25	12	13	0.847
≥ 60	33	17	16
Tumor size
< 4	37	14	23	0.014
≥ 4	21	15	6
TNM stage
I–II	43	19	24	0.134
III	15	10	5
Lymph node metastasis
No	33	13	20	0.063
Yes	25	16	9
DDP therapy
Non-recurrence	22	5	17	0.001
Recurrence	36	24	12