Clinical and pathological features | n | miR-18a + high | miR-18a -low | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Men | 65 | 35 | 30 |  |
 female | 35 | 16 | 19 | 0.5304 |
Age | ||||
 ≥50 | 55 | 28 | 27 |  |
 <  50 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 1.000 |
Extranodal lymph node metastasis | ||||
 Yes | 71 | 43 | 28 |  |
 NO | 29 | 8 | 21 | 0.0039 |
Clinical stage | ||||
 I-II | 37 | 12 | 25 |  |
 III-IV | 63 | 39 | 20 | 0.0017 |
EBV(EBNA-1) | ||||
 + | 51 | 42 | 9 |  |
 – | 49 | 9 | 40 | < 0.0001 |