Research Article

[Retracted] miR-18a-5p and ATM Expression in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Their Correlations with Clinicopathological Features

Table 3

Correlations of miR-18a-5p and ATM with clinicopathological features of ESCC.

miR-18a-5pATM mRNA

BMI (kg/m2)1.027/0.3091.719/0.091
 <2532
 ≥2530
Age1.297/0.2000.094/0.925
 <6430
 ≥6432
Sex0.411/0.6821.002/0.320
 Male39
 Female23
Smoking0.677/0.5010.093/0.927
 Yes34
 No28
Drinking0.419/0.6770.647/0.520
 Yes30
 No32
Exercise habits0.521/0.6041.162/0.250
 Yes16
 No46
Family history of disease0.113/0.9110.313/0.755
 Yes8
 No54
TNM staging4.768/<0.0013.755/<0.001
 I-II42
 III-IV20
Lymph node metastasis4.795/<0.0013.792/<0.001
 Yes45
 No17
Degree of differentiation3.303/0.0022.803/0.007
 Medium/high differentiation48
 Low differentiation14

Note: age and BMI are bounded by the median.