Table 2.

Correlation of pSTAT3 expression in moncytes with clinicopathological parameters from HCC patients (n = 113)

Parameter	n	pSTAT3 positive expression, n (%)	p value
Age (years)
≤ 55	67	45 (67.2)	0.067
> 55	46	23 (50.0)
Gender
Male	93	55 (59.1)	0.627
Female	20	13 (65.0)
Cirrhosis
Yes	101	63 (62.4)	0.166
No	12	5 (41.7)
HBsAg
Yes	92	58 (63.0)	0.193
No	21	10 (47.6)
Tumor size (cm)
< 5	32	17 (53.1)	0.336
≥ 5	81	51 (63.0)
Grade
I	4	2 (50.0)	0.472
II	107	64 (59.8)
III	2	2 (100.0)
Stage
I-II	86	47 (54.7)	0.032
III-IV	27	21 (77.8)
Ki67
< 50%	45	24 (53.3)	0.227
≥ 50%	68	44 (64.7)