Table I.

Characteristics of the study population.

A, DNMT3B-149C>T
Variables	HCC cases (%) (n=108)	Controls (%) (n=216)	P-value
Age (years)
<50	35 (32.41)	56 (25.93)	0.221
≥50	73 (67.59)	160 (74.07)
Gender
Male	85 (78.70)	152 (70.37)	0.111
Female	23 (21.3)	64 (29.63)
B, DNMT3B-579G>T
Variables	HCC cases (%) (n=114)	Controls (%) (n=240)	P-value
Age (years)
<60	62 (54.39)	122 (50.83)	0.532
≥60	52 (45.61)	118 (49.17)
Gender
Male	90 (78.95)	170 (70.83)	0.106
Female	24 (21.05)	70 (29.17)

DNMT3B, DNA methyltransferase 3B; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.