Table 1.

Associations of MICA expression with characteristics of HCC patients

Variables	No. of cases	MICA_HCC expression		P (χ2 test)
		Low	High
Total	143	79	64
Gender				0.158
Male	25	17	8
Female	118	62	56
age				0.243
Age ≤ 54	77	46	31
Age > 54	66	33	33
HBsAg				0.828
HBsAg negative	5	3	2
HBsAg positive	138	76	62
AFP (μg/L)				0.000
AFP < 200	81	34	47
AFP ≥ 200	62	45	17
Maximal diameter (cm)				0.609
< 5	57	30	27
≥ 5	86	49	37
Tumor number				0.080
Single	106	54	52
Mutiple	37	25	12
Differentiation				0.505
Well	5	2	3
Moderately	44	22	22
Poorly	94	55	39
TNM				0.003
1	86	38	48
2	20	16	4
3	32	20	12
4	5	5	0
PVTT				0.152
No PVTT	123	65	58
PVTT	20	14	6
therapy				0.140
hepatectomy	113	66	47
hepatectomy + TACE	30	13	17

CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; MICA, MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A.