TABLE 5.
Correlation between miR‐20a expression and clinicopathological features in 90 cases of non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
| miR‐20a expression (n = 90) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | N | Low expression (n = 45) | High expression (n = 45) | p‐Value |
| Age | ||||
| <60 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .3961 |
| ≥60 | 40 | 22 | 18 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 48 | 23 | 25 | .6726 |
| Female | 42 | 22 | 20 | |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I ‐ II | 49 | 35 | 14 | <.0001 |
| III ‐ IV | 41 | 10 | 31 | |
| Differentiation | ||||
| Poor | 47 | 17 | 30 | .0061 |
| Well | 43 | 28 | 15 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| Yes | 41 | 12 | 29 | .0003 |
| No | 49 | 33 | 16 | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Smoker | 51 | 27 | 24 | .5234 |
| Nonsmoker | 39 | 18 | 21 | |