[Retracted] CCL18 Knockdown Suppresses Cell Growth and Migration in Thyroid Cancer

Table 1

Association between CCL18 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with TC.

	n = 66	High expression (37)	Low expression (29)	χ^2 value	value
Age				0.427	0.513
<55 years	45	24	21
≥55 years	21	13	8
Gender				0.046	0.830
Male	26	15	11
Female	40	22	18
Tumor size				0.035	0.851
<1 cm	35	20	15
≥1 cm	31	17	14
Lymph node metastasis				5.043	0.025
Yes	26	19	7
No	40	18	22
Metastasis				1.259	0.262
M0	61	33	28
M1	5	4	1
Clinical stage				4.154	0.042
I-II	41	19	22
III-IV	25	18	7

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