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Table 3 Correlations between PC mRNA expression in PTC tissues and Clinicopathological features of 38 patients with PTC

From: Pyruvate carboxylase promotes thyroid cancer aggressiveness through fatty acid synthesis

Clinicopathological

 

PC mRNA

  
 

n

Median a (IR)

Ζ

P-value

Age (years)

 < 55

31

0.192 [0.059 ~ 0.351]

−1.412

0.167

 ≥ 55

7

0.389 [0.149 ~ 2.321]

  

Sexual

 Male

12

0.354 [0.140 ~ 1.944]

−2.324

0.020*

 Female

26

0.149 [0.029 ~ 0.313]

  

TNM

 I-II

14

0.137 [0.044 ~ 0.350]

−1.422

0.155

 III-IV

24

0.304 [0.096 ~ 0.980]

  

Lymph node metastasis

 with

24

0.310 [0.134 ~ 1.069]

−2.330

0.019*

 without

14

0.102 [0.029 ~ 0.193]

  
  1. P values were calculated using Mann-Whitney test.
  2. n number of patients for each studied variable, IR interquartile range
  3. *, statistically significant
  4. a median of PC mRNA expression level
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