Table 1 Clinicopathological correlation of the expression of miR-141 in an ovarian cancer tissue array (OVC1021). The 5-fold cut-off was determined by ROC analysis
Parameters | n(=97) | miR-141 expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤5-fold | >5-fold | p | ||
Grade | ||||
 Low (1 + 2) | 50 | 24 (48%) | 26 (52%) |  |
 High (3) | 46 | 24 (52%) | 22 (48%) | 0.838 |
Stage | ||||
 Early (1) | 48 | 31 (65%) | 17 (35%) |  |
 Late (2 + 3) | 49 | 18 (37%) | 31 (63%) | 0.008* |
Metastasis | ||||
 Yes | 24 | 5 (21%) | 19 (79%) |  |
 No | 73 | 44 (62%) | 29 (38%) | 0.001* |