Table 1.

The impact of HSCs expression on disease-free survival of HCC patients after resection

Characteristics	Patients (n=92)	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Gender
Male: female	54:38	1:0.6 (0.4-1.2)	0.768
Underlying liver disease
Cirrhosis: non-cirrhosis	39:53	1:0.5 (0.3-1.2)	0.867
Differentiation
Well: Moderate & poor	30:52	1:1.2 (0.7-1.6)	0.312
Vascular invasion
Yes: no	48:44	1:0.6 (0.4-1.3)	0.464
AFP level (ng/ml)
AFP ≥ 20: AFP < 20	58:34	1:0.8 (0.6-1.5)	0.356
Staging (AJCC)
I: II & III	38:54	1:1.3 (0.5-1.6)	0.393
SMA expression
Low: high	46:46	1:2.2 (1.2-3.2)	0.0434