Table 1.

Correlation between circDCAF8 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics in HCC

Characteristics		Total	High group	Low group	P value
		64	N = 32	N = 32
Age (years)	<60	23	10	13	0.434
	≥ 60	41	22	19
Gender	Male	38	20	18	0.611
	Female	26	12	14
HBsAg status	Positive	48	25	23	0.564
	Negative	16	7	9
AFP (ng/ml)	<200	21	8	13	0.183
	≥ 200	43	24	19
PIVKA-II(mAU/ml)	<40	25	11	14	0.442
	≥ 40	39	21	18
Tumor multiplicity	Single	35	16	19	0.451
	Multiple	29	16	13
Tumor diameter (cm)	≤ 5	26	9	17	0.042*
	>5	38	23	15
TNM stage	I + II	28	10	18	0.044*
	III + IV	36	22	14
Microvascular invasion	Negative	29	12	17	0.209
	Positive	35	20	15

AFP, alpha fetoprotein; PIVKA-II, Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence or Antagonist II; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen

^*P < 0.05