Hsa_circ_0000520 Promotes Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression through the miR-1258/AKT3 Axis

Table 1

Correlation between the circ_0000520 expression and clinicopathologic parameters of 37 NSCLC patients.

Clinicopathologic parameter	Number (n = 37)	circ_0000520		value
		High (n = 18)	Low (n = 19)
Age (years)				1.000
≥60	17	8	9
<60	20	10	10
Gender				0.380
Male	27	15	12
Female	20	8	12
Tumor size (cm)				0.080
≥2 cm	26	16	10
<2 cm	21	7	14
TNM stage				0.029
I/II	11	2	9
III/IV	26	16	10
Smoking status				0.456
Non-smoker	10	5	5
Smoker	13	8	5
Heavy smoker	14	5	9
Lymph node metastasis				0.038
Absent	13	3	10
Present	24	15	9

(by Fisher exact test).