Downregulation of miR-193a-5p correlates with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

Table 1 Correlation between miR-193a-5p expression and clinicopathological factors of colorectal cancer

Variable	miR-193a-5p expression		P value
	Low (n = 56)	High (n = 55)
Age (yr)	61.9 ± 13.9	62.3 ± 11.9	0.298
Gender			0.924
Male	28	28
Female	28	27
Tumor size			0.768
≤ 5 cm	26	24
> 5 cm	30	31
Degree of differentiation			0.053
Well and moderate	38	46
Poor	18	9
Venous invasion			0.008b
Negative	43	52
Positive	13	3
Depth of invasion			0.484
T1, T2	12	11
T3, T4	44	44
Lymph node metastasis			< 0.001b
Absent	19	37
Present	37	18
Location			0.921
Colon	27	26
Rectum	29	29

^bP < 0.01 vs control group. CRC: Colorectal cancer; T: Tumor.