Table 1

Association of miR-21 expression with the clinicopathological features of patients with colorectal cancer

Clinicopathological feature	No. of patients	Per cent	miR-21 levels		p Value
Clinicopathological feature	No. of patients	Per cent	Up(n=31)	Down(n=31)	p Value
Age (years)
<60	13	20.97	7	6	0.755
≥60	49	79.03	24	25	0.755
Gender
Female	31	50	14	17	0.446
Male	31	50	17	14	0.446
Tumour location
Colon	46	74.19	24	22	0.562
Rectum	16	25.81	7	9	0.562
Differentiation
Well–moderate	55	88.71	26	29	0.422
Poor	7	11.29	5	2	0.422
Tumour size
<5 cm	37	59.68	15	22	0.070
≥5 cm	25	40.32	16	9	0.070
Depth of invasion
T0–T2	15	24.19	4	11	0.038
T3–T4	47	75.81	27	20	0.038
Nodal status
N0	32	51.61	15	17	0.611
N1–N2	30	48.39	16	14	0.611
Metastasis
Absent	57	91.94	28	29	1.000
Present	5	8.06	3	2	1.000
TNM stage
0–II	31	50	14	17	0.446
III–IV	31	50	17	14	0.446