EPB41L4A-AS1 and UNC5B-AS1 have diagnostic and prognostic significance in osteosarcoma

Table 1 Correlation between EPB41L4A-AS1 or UNC5B-AS1 expression levels and clinical features in patients with osteosarcoma

Parameter	N	Low EPB41L4A-AS1 (n = 52)	High EPB41L4A-AS1 (n = 61)	P	Low UNC5B-AS1 (n = 49)	High UNC5B-AS1 (n = 64)	P
Age (years)				0.840			0.062
< 18	62	28	34		22	40
≥ 18	51	24	27		27	24
Gender				0.245			0.555
Male	52	27	35		21	31
Female	61	25	36		28	33
Tumor site				0.345			0.964
Femur	51	22	29		22	29
Tibia	23	8	15		11	12
Humeral bone	12	6	6		5	7
other	27	16	11		11	16
SSS stage				0.048*			0.013*
I–II	81	42	39		41	40
III	32	10	22		8	24
LDH				0.749			0.051
< 850 IU/L	67	30	37		24	43
≥ 850 IU/L	46	22	24		25	21
ALP				0.695			0.699
< 280 IU/L	76	34	42		32	44
≥ 280 IU/L	37	18	19		17	20

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