MicroRNA-98 and microRNA-214 post-transcriptionally regulate enhancer of zeste homolog 2 and inhibit migration and invasion in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Table 1 Relationship between the expression of miRNAs (miR-98, miR-101 and miR-214) and clinical features

Clinical features	MiR-98			MiR-101			MiR-214
Clinical features	High	Low	P	High	Low	P	High	Low	P
Total	20	20		13	27		12	28
Age (year)
<60	7	9	0.519	7	9	0.215	4	12	0.573
≥60	13	11		6	18		8	16
Gender
Male	16	12	0.168	7	21	0.122	8	20	0.763
Female	4	8		6	6		4	8
Pathological grading
Well	11	2	0.004	7	6	0.135	8	5	0.010
Moderately	6	7		3	10		2	11
Poorly	3	11		3	11		2	12
Tumor location
Upper1/3-middle1/3	15	12	0.311	8	19	0.576	9	18	0.507
Lower1/3	5	8		5	8		3	10
Tumor stage
T1/T2	12	3	0.003	9	6	0.004	8	7	0.013
T3/T4	8	17		4	21		4	21
Lymph node metastasis
Negative	13	4	0.004	9	8	0.018	8	9	0.043
Positive	7	16		4	19		4	19

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