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Table 3.

Relationship Between the High/Low Expression of miR-146a and the Clinicopathological Data of Patients With PTC

	Case (n)	High miR-146a expression	Low miR-146a expression	P
Age				0.9284
> 45 years	12	6	6
≤ 45 years	33	16	17
Gender				0.4254
Male	10	6	4
Female	35	16	19
TNM stage				0.0074
I + II	31	11	20
III + IV	14	11	3
Lymph node metastasis				0.0092
Yes	16	12	4
No	29	10	19

	Case (n)	High miR-146a expression	Low miR-146a expression	P
Age				0.9284
> 45 years	12	6	6
≤ 45 years	33	16	17
Gender				0.4254
Male	10	6	4
Female	35	16	19
TNM stage				0.0074
I + II	31	11	20
III + IV	14	11	3
Lymph node metastasis				0.0092
Yes	16	12	4
No	29	10	19