High Expression of MicroRNA-200a/b Indicates Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Table 1

Correlation between miR-200a expression and clinical parameters in EOC patients.

Serum miR-200a expression
Parameters	Number	Low ()	High ()	value
Age				0.245
≥60	29	13	16
<60	26	12	14
Tumor size				0.176
≥8 cm	32	15	17
<8 cm	23	10	13
TNM stage				0.006
I/II	27	16	11
III/IV	28	9	19
Tumor differentiation				0.003
Well	25	4	21
Moderate	13	7	6
Poor	17	14	3
Lymph node metastasis				0.021
Negative	23	16	7
Positive	32	9	23
Ascitic fluid				0.014
Negative	17	13	4
Positive	38	12	26
CA125 level (u/ml)				0.532
≥500	27	13	14
<500	28	12	16