Table 1 Correlation of clinicopathological features of gastric cancer with MIAT expression levels
Characteristics | All cases | MIAT expression levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
High (n = 65) | Low (n = 55) | P value | ||
Age | 0.512 | |||
< 65 | 62 | 34 | 28 | |
≥ 65 | 58 | 31 | 27 | |
Sex | 0.561 | |||
Male | 70 | 38 | 32 | |
Female | 50 | 27 | 23 | |
Tumor size (cm) | 0.108 | |||
≤ 5 | 57 | 27 | 30 | |
> 5 | 63 | 38 | 25 | |
Differentiation degree | 0.004 | |||
Well/Moderately | 47 | 18 | 29 | |
Poorly | 73 | 47 | 26 | |
TNM stage | 0.000 | |||
I–II | 45 | 15 | 30 | |
III–IV | 75 | 50 | 25 | |
Histology | 0.226 | |||
Adenocarcinoma | 82 | 42 | 40 | |
Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 38 | 23 | 15 | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.000 | |||
N0/N1 | 42 | 11 | 31 | |
N2/N3 | 78 | 54 | 24 | |
Distant metastasis | 0.000 | |||
No | 92 | 41 | 51 | |
Yes | 28 | 24 | 4 | |