Research Article
Plasma lncRNA GAS8-AS1 as a Potential Biomarker of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Chinese Patients
Table 3
Correlation between lncRNA GAS8-AS1 and clinic-pathological characteristics in all patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).
| | Characteristics | lncRNA GAS8-AS1 | χ2 value | value | | Low (%) () | High (%) () |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 14 (41.18) | 5 (14.71) | 5.916 | 0.029 | | Female | 20 (58.82) | 29 (85.29) | | | Age (years) | | | | | | <45 | 15 (44.12) | 15 (44.12) | 0.000 | 1.000 | | ≥45 | 19 (55.88) | 19 (55.88) | | | Extrathyroidal extension | | | | | | Yes | 11 (32.35) | 18 (52.94) | 2.000 | 0.213 | | No | 20 (58.82) | 16 (47.06) | | | Lymph node metastasis | | | | | | Yes | 23 (67.65) | 11 (32.35) | 8.471 | 0.007 | | No | 11 (32.35) | 23 (67.65) | | | TNM staging | | | | | | I-II | 6 (17.65) | 4 (11.76) | 0.469 | 0.734 | | III-IV | 28 (82.35) | 30 (88.24) | | | Multifocality | | | | | | Yes | 13 (38.24) | 11 (32.35) | 0.258 | 0.800 | | No | 21 (61.76) | 23 (67.65) | | | Nodular goiter | | | | | | Yes | 18 (52.94) | 14 (41.18) | 0.944 | 0.466 | | No | 16 (47.06) | 20 (58.82) | | | Hashimoto thyroiditis | | | | | | Yes | 8 (23.53) | 9 (26.47) | 0.078 | 1.000 | | No | 26 (76.47) | 25 (73.53) | |
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, chi-squared test value.
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