The miR-199a-5p/PD-L1 axis regulates cell proliferation, migration and invasion in follicular thyroid carcinoma

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Relationship between PD-L1 expression and their clinic pathological characteristics of FTC patients

Clinicopathological feature	NO	PD-L1		x²	P
Clinicopathological feature	NO	positive	negative	x²	P
Age (a)
< 55	55	32	23	0.230	0.779
≥ 55	17	11	6	0.230	0.779
Gender
Male	49	31	18	0.801	0.442
Female	23	12	11	0.801	0.442
Size(cm)
≤ 4	35	16	19	5.556	0.030^*
> 4	37	27	10	5.556	0.030^*
Multifocality
Positive	26	20	6	5.005	0.044^*
Negative	46	23	23	5.005	0.044^*
Extrathyroid infiltration
Positive	16	15	1	9.902	0.003^*
Negative	56	28	28	9.902	0.003^*
LN metastasis
Positive	9	7	2	1.394	0.297
Negative	63	36	27	1.394	0.297
Vascular invasion
Positive	45	31	13	5.418	0.023^*
Negative	28	12	16	5.418	0.023^*
TNM stage
I-II	60	34	26	0.338	1.397
III-IV	12	9	3	0.338	1.397
Recurrence
Yes	15	14	1	8.898	0.003^*
No	57	29	28	8.898	0.003^*

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