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. 2024 Dec 2;20(15):6281–6296. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.99683

Table 2.

Clinicopathological correlations of LOC344887 in HCC specimens.

Parameters n = 158 LOC344887 Meana ± SE pb
Age (years)
<65 84 29.02 ± 6.264 0.2665
≥65 74 42.06 ± 17.14
Gender
Male 117 50.14 ± 14.28 0.4347
Female 41 17.73 ± 3.875
Cirrhosis
No 98 43.52 ± 11.78 0.2174
Yes 60 19.00 ± 5.036
AFP
<400 ng/ml 97 34.24 ± 11.00 0.6871
≥400 ng/ml 61 33.18 ± 8.104
Viral status 0.5354
NBNC 40 47.18 ± 31.19
HBV 48 27.74 ± 6.925
HCV 50 35.40 ± 10.20
HBV&HCV 20 38.06 ± 32.39
Tumor type
Solitary 103 31.98 ± 9.023 0.0132
Multiple 55 40.80 ± 10.42
Tumor size
<5 cm 61 21.53 ± 4.971 0.1651
≥5 cm 97 51.25 ± 16.39
Vascular invasion
No 48 14.90 ± 4.318 0.0014
Yes 110 53.51 ± 14.21
Pathological stage
I 75 14.30 ± 4.467 0.0032
II 51 61.08 ± 20.61
III 32 36.25 ± 10.23
Grading
1 8 0.942 ± 0.253 0.0856
2 105 34.82 ± 9.754
3 45 34.37 ± 10.86

a: Mean of LOC344887 expression (T/N ratio)

b: Mann-Whitney U test (for two groups) or Kruskal Wallis test (for > two groups)