Table 2 Relationship between miR-124 expression and their clinicopathological parameters in 67 esophageal cancer patients

Age (years)

<60

38

1.301 ± 0.8616

0.8220

≥60

29

1.344 ± 0.6687

Gender:

Male

52

1.267 ± 0.7489

0.3017

Female

15

1.504 ± 0.8765

Tumor size (cm):

≤4

45

1.344 ± 0.8002

0.7154

>4

22

1.270 ± 0.7485

Degree of differentiation:

Well and moderately

27

1.590 ± 0.8159

0.0182*

Poorly

40

1.137 ± 0.7052

Local invasion:

T1 + T2

24

1.604 ± 0.6710

0.0245*

T3 + T4

43

1.161 ± 0.7965

TNM stage:

StageI + II

42

1.434 ± 0.8117

0.1192

Stage III + IV

25

1.127 ± 0.6930

Metastasis:

No

41

1.362 ± 0.7076

0.5831

Yes

26

1.253 ± 0.8900