Plasma miR-10a: A Potential Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease

Table 2

Correlation of miR-10a expression with clinical characteristics in CAD patients.

Variable	Normal expression	Low expression	χ^2	P
Total ()
Sex			0.423	0.515
Male (45)	15	30
Female (15)	3	12
Age (years)			1.188	0.276
≤60 (19)	8	11
>60 (41)	10	31
Body mass index			0.060	0.8061
≥24 (42)	13	29
<24 (18)	5	13
Smoking			3.178	0.075
Yes (42)	16	26
No (18)	2	16
History of family			0.000	1.000
Yes (14)	4	10
No (46)	14	32
Diabetes mellitus			0.037	0.848
Yes (16)	4	12
No (44)	14	30
Hypertension			0.007	0.934
Yes (52)	15	37
No (8)	3	5
Dyslipidemia			3.178	0.075
Yes (42)	16	26
No (18)	2	16