| Characteristics, n = 29 | circ-CNST expression | P valuea | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 14) | High (n = 15) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Female | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0.7104 |
 Male | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
Age (years) | ||||
 ≤ 60 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0.2723 |
 > 60 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
TNM grade | ||||
 I + II | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.0253* |
 III + IV | 17 | 5 | 12 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
 Positive | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0.0078* |
 Negative | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
Tumor size | ||||
 ≤ 5 cm | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.0016* |
 > 5 cm | 18 | 4 | 14 |