Characteristics | Number of cases | circSPARC expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low(n = 42) | High(n = 42) | |||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.6611 |
 Male | 46 | 22 | 24 |  |
 Female | 38 | 20 | 18 |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.3739 |
  ≤ 60 | 50 | 23 | 27 |  |
 >60 | 34 | 19 | 15 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | Â | Â | Â | 0.0045 |
  ≤ 5 | 45 | 29 | 16 |  |
 >5 | 39 | 13 | 26 |  |
Tumor invasion | Â | Â | Â | 0.0085 |
 T1-T2 | 38 | 25 | 13 |  |
 T3-T4 | 46 | 17 | 29 |  |
Lymphatic metastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.0140 |
 Negative | 33 | 22 | 11 |  |
 Positive | 51 | 20 | 31 |  |
Distant metastasis | Â | Â | Â | 0.0484 |
 M0 | 77 | 41 | 36 |  |
 M1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |  |
Clinical stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.0149 |
 I-II | 35 | 23 | 12 |  |
 III-IV | 49 | 19 | 30 |  |