RETRACTED ARTICLE: SOX2 Regulates lncRNA CCAT1/MicroRNA-185-3p/FOXP3 Axis to Affect the Proliferation and Self-Renewal of Cervical Cancer Stem Cells

Table 2 Relationship between expression of SOX2/CCAT1 and clinicopathological features in patients with CC

Clinicopathologic data	n	Expression of SOX2		P	Expression of CCAT1		P
Clinicopathologic data	n	Low expression group (n = 19)	High expression group (n = 20)	P	Low expression group (n = 19)	High expression group (n = 20)	P
Age (year)
≤ 60	18	8	10	0.751	7	11	0.341
> 60	21	11	10	0.751	12	9	0.341
History of gynecological infection
Yes	26	12	14	0.741	10	16	0.096
No	13	7	6	0.741	9	4	0.096
Cancer tissue size (cm)
≤ 4	17	12	5	0.025	13	4	0.004
> 4	22	7	15	0.025	6	16	0.004
LNM
N₀	23	15	8	0.023	17	6	< 0.001
N₁–N₃	16	4	12	0.023	2	14	< 0.001
FIGO stage
I–II	18	14	4	0.001	13	5	0.010
III–IV	21	5	16	0.001	6	15	0.010
Differentiation degree
Low	18	7	11	0.341	6	12	0.111
High and middle	21	12	9	0.341	13	8	0.111
Pathological type
Squamous cancer	21	9	12	0.527	10	11	1.000
Adenocarcinoma	18	10	8	0.527	9	9	1.000

CCAT1 colon cancer-associated transcript-1, LNM lymph node metastasis, FIGO international federation of gynecology and obstetrics. The classification variable was analyzed by Fisher’s exact test