Table 4 of Wu, Mol Vis 2014; 20:1048-1056.


Table 4. Correlation of miR-221, p27 mRNA expression and clinical parameters of pterygium.

Parameters miR-221 p27 (kip1) mRNA
Low
(n=48) High
(n=72) Low
(n=78) High
(n=42)
Gender
  Female (n=42) 12 30 30 12
  Male (n=78) 36 42 48 30
  P value 0.079 0.320
Age (years)
  ≦68 (n=50) 28 22 30 20
  >68 (n=70) 20 50 48 22
  P value 0.004 0.340
Type
  Atrophic (n=40) 24 16 22 18
  Intermediate (n=52) 16 36 33 19
  Fleshy (n=28) 8 20 24 4
  P value 0.007 0.028