Table 1 Association between circZNF609 expression and clinical features of cutaneous melanoma

Characteristics

Number of cases

Low(n = 19)

High(n = 18)

P-value(χ² test)

Gender

Male

23

11

12

0.5824

Female

14

8

6

Age

< 50

19

10

9

0.8728

≥50

18

9

9

Tumor location

Upper region

29

16

13

0.376

Lower region

8

3

5

Pathology stage

T1–3

16

5

11

0.0327

T4

21

14

7

Breslow depth

< 5 mm

19

6

13

0.0134

≥5 mm

18

13

5

Ulceration

Yes

15

9

6

0.3848

No

22

10

12

Distant metastasis

Yes

20

14

6

0.0138

No

17

5

12