Characteristics | Number (total n = 40) | SNHG7 expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
High (n = 27) | Low (n = 13) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
 ≥ 60 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0.802 |
 < 60 | 16 | 11 | 5 |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0.683 |
 Female | 15 | 10 | 5 |  |
TNM stage | ||||
 I–II | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0.021* |
 II–IV | 19 | 16 | 3 |  |
Lymph-node metastasis | ||||
 Negative | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0.028* |
 Positive | 23 | 18 | 5 |  |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
 > 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.032* |
 ≤ 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 |  |
Tumor differentiation | ||||
 Well | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.016* |
 Moderate | 17 | 10 | 7 |  |
 Poor | 17 | 14 | 3 |  |