Downregulation of MiR-31 stimulates expression of LATS2 via the hippo pathway and promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Table 2 Correlation between LATS2 expression and clinicopathological features

Patient characteristics	n	LATS2		P
Patient characteristics	n	–	+	P
Gender				0.973
Male	135	88	47
Female	29	19	10
Age				0.881
≤ 58	85	55	30
> 58	79	52	27
Tumor diameter				0.077
<5 cm	106	64	42
≥ 5 cm	58	43	15
Tumor location				0.603
Upper	15	9	6
Middle	104	66	38
Lower	45	32	13
T stage				0.182
T1–2	69	41	28
T3–4	95	66	29
Lymph node metastasis				0.003
Negative	104	59	45
Positive	60	48	12
Histological grade				0.028
Well	31	17	14
Middle	97	60	37
Poor	36	30	6
pTNM stage				0.005
I	28	14	14
II	85	51	34
III	51	42	9

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