Table 1 Correlation of the lncRNA LINC00943 expression with clinical characteristics in LSCC

Age

0.593

 ≤ 60

46

22

24

 > 60

43

23

20

Gender

0.460

 Male

43

20

23

 Female

46

25

21

Tumor size

0.161

 ≤ 5 cm

50

22

28

 > 5 cm

39

23

16

Differentiation

0.071

 Well, Moderate

46

19

27

 Poor

43

26

17

Lymph node metastasis

0.025

 Negative

38

14

24

 Positive

51

31

20

TNM stage

0.012

 I, II

31

10

21

 III, IV

58

35

23