microRNA-99a acts as a tumor suppressor and is down-regulated in bladder cancer

BMC Urology

Table 2 Clinicopathological features of bladder cancer patients

Variables	Patients, n
	Total	Lower miR-99a
	(n = 100)	(n = 53)
Histology
TCC	83	35
TCC with aberrant differentiation	17	18
Gender
Male	75	38
Female	25	15
Age
≥60	62	34
<60	38	19
Stage
Ta	34	15
T1	25	10
T2	18	11
T3	13	9
T4	10	8
Grade
1	25	7
2	40	18
3	35	28
Smoker
Current	30	15
Ex	44	21
Never	26	17
Recurrence
Yes	47	21
No	53	32
Progression
Yes	33	21
No	67	32

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