Circ_0029803 serves as the sponge of miR-216b-5p to promote the progression of colorectal cancer by regulating SKIL expression

Table 1 Correlations between circ_0029803 expression in plasmas and clinical characteristics in patients with CRC

Parameter	Case	circ_0029803 expression		P value^a
Parameter	Case	Low (n=27)	High (n=35)	P value^a
Age (years)				0.116
≤60	32	17	15
>60	30	10	20
Sex				0.0625
Female	33	18	15
Male	29	9	20
Histological grade				0.147
High	28	15	13
Middle-low	34	12	22
Tumor size				<0.0001*
≤5 cm	33	24	9
>5 cm	29	3	26
TNM stages				0.014*
I–II	35	20	15
III–IV	27	7	20
Lymph node metastasis				<0.0001*
Negative	29	21	8
Positive	33	6	27

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