Table 4. The correlations of miR-125a with MMP11 and VEGF-A expression in HCC tissues.

		MMP11 expression		R value	P value	VEGF expression		R Value	P value
		−	+			−	+
miR-125a	Low	8	32	−0.41	<0.01	2	38	−0.59	<0.01
expression	High	24	16			24	16

R: regression coefficient as evaluated by Pearson Correlation. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.