|
Variable
|
No. of patients
|
miR-506 expression [case (%)]
|
χ2
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Low
|
High
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
|
≤59
|
57
|
41 (71.9)
|
16 (28.1)
|
2.194
|
0.139
|
|
>59
|
53
|
31 (58.5)
|
22 (41.5)
| | |
|
Sex
|
|
Men
|
63
|
45 (71.4)
|
18 (28.6)
|
2.327
|
0.127
|
|
Women
|
47
|
27 (57.4)
|
20 (42.6)
| | |
|
Tumor site
|
|
Head
|
51
|
35 (68.6)
|
16 (31.4)
|
1.551
|
0.461
|
|
Uncinate process
|
32
|
22 (68.8)
|
10 (31.2)
| | |
|
Body and tail
|
27
|
15 (55.6)
|
12 (44.4)
| | |
|
Tumor size (cm)
|
|
≤4
|
67
|
45 (67.2)
|
22 (32.8)
|
0.222
|
0.638
|
|
>4
|
43
|
27 (62.8)
|
16 (37.2)
| | |
|
Histologic grade
|
|
G1, G2
|
68
|
39 (57.4)
|
29 (42.6)
|
5.170
|
0.023
|
|
G3
|
42
|
33 (78.6)
|
9 (21.4)
| | |
|
pT category
|
|
T1, T2
|
28
|
12 (42.9)
|
16 (57.1)
|
8.482
|
0.004
|
|
T3, T4
|
82
|
60 (73.2)
|
22 (26.8)
| | |
|
Lymph node metastasisa
|
|
No
|
74
|
45 (60.8)
|
29 (39.2)
|
4.542
|
0.033
|
|
Yes
|
21
|
18 (85.7)
|
3 (14.3)
| | |
-
aNo information about lymph node metastasis in 15 patients
