EIF4A3-regulated circ_0087429 can reverse EMT and inhibit the progression of cervical cancer via miR-5003-3p-dependent upregulation of OGN expression

Table 1 Correlations between the expression of circ_0087429 and OGN and clinicopathological parameters of cervical cancer patients

Characteristics	Cases	circ_0087429 expression			OGN expression
		Low(22)	High(22)	p	Low(22)	High(22)	p
Age (years)				0.531			0.531
< 45	16	9	7		9	7
≥ 45	28	13	15		13	15
FIGO stage				0.042^*			0.176
Ib	32	13	19		14	18
IIa-IIb	12	9	3		8	4
Tumour size(cm)				0.099			0.003^*
< 4	31	13	18		11	20
≥ 4	13	9	4		11	2
Lymph node invasion				0.031^*			0.150
Absent	34	14	20		15	19
Present	10	8	2		7	3
Stromal invasion				0.099			0.741
< 1/2	13	4	9		6	7
≥ 1/2	31	18	13		16	15

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