Table 1.

Correlation between DSCAM-AS1 expression and pathological characteristics

Parameter		The number of patients	DSCAM-AS1 expression		P value
			High (n=23)	Low (n=23)
Age (Y)
	≥ 60	28	11	17	0.069
	< 60	18	12	6
Gender
	Male	24	11	13	0.554
	Female	22	12	10
Tumor size (cm)
	≥ 5	34	16	18	0.501
	< 5	12	7	5
Clinical stage
	III-IV	22	17	5	0.0003
	I-II	24	6	18
Lymphatic metastasis
	Negative	25	16	9	0.038
	Positive	21	7	14

DSCAM-AS1; DS cell adhesion molecule antisense RNA 1.