Circ_0072088 Promotes Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer by Absorbing miR-377

Table 1

Correlation between circ_0072088 expression level and clinicopathological features in ESCC patients.

Characteristics	All patients	circ_0072088 low expression	circ_0072088 high expression	χ^2	values
Age (years)				1.673	0.196
<60	6	5	1
≥60	52	24	28
Gender				2.479	0.115
Male	45	25	20
Female	13	4	9
Tumor size (cm)				4.678	0.030
<5 cm	36	22	14
≥5 cm	22	7	15
Histological grade				3.395	0.065
Moderately	31	19	12
Poorly	27	10	17
Tumor infiltration depth				5.695	0.017
T1-T2	33	21	12
T3-T4	25	8	17
TMN stage				8.345	0.004
I-II	29	20	9
III-IV	29	9	20
Lymph metastasis				8.345	0.004
Yes	29	9	20
No	29	20	9