Long noncoding RNA LINC00514 accelerates pancreatic cancer progression by acting as a ceRNA of miR-28-5p to upregulate Rap1b expression

Table 2 Correlation between LINC00514 expression level and clinical features

Characteristics	N²	LINC00514 expression		P value
Characteristics	N²	High	Low	P value
All	48	24	24
Age (years)				0.628
< 60	22	12	10
≥ 60	26	12	14
Gender				0.472
Male	27	14	13
Female	21	10	11
Tumor size (cm)				0.019*
< 2	22	4	18
≥ 2	26	20	6
Differentiation				0.274
Poor	20	12	8
Moderate/Well	28	12	16
Lymph node metastasis				0.032*
Absent	15	5	10
Present	33	19	14
Clinical stage (AJCC)				0.003*
I-II	15	3	12
III-IV	33	21	12

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