Long noncoding RNA MAPKAPK5-AS1 promotes colorectal cancer progression by cis-regulating the nearby gene MK5 and acting as a let-7f-1-3p sponge

Table 1 The clinic-pathological factors of CRC patients

Characteristics	Number of cases	MAPKAPK5-AS1 expression		P value^a
Characteristics	Number of cases	Low(n = 86)	High(n = 86)	P value^a
Age (year)
≤ 60	91	46	45	0.500
> 60	81	40	41
Gender
Female	84	40	44	0.324
Male	88	46	37
Tumor invasion depth
T1–2	66	46	20	<0.001
T3–4	106	40	66
Lymph node metastasis
N0	101	66	35	<0.001
N1 + 2 + 3	71	20	51
Distant metastasis
M0	152	83	69	0.001
M1	20	3	17
TNM stage
I + II	77	53	24	<0.001
III + IV	95	33	62

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