Table 1.

Clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with HCC

Parameter	Total samples	miR-543 expression		P
		High (n%)	Low (n%)
Age (years)				0.76
≥ 50	35	29	6
< 50	25	22	3
Gender				0.61
Male	48	41	7
Female	12	10	2
AFP (ug/L)				0.76
≥ 400	28	22	6
< 400	32	29	3
Metastasis				0.01
Present	13	13	0
Absent	47	38	9
With cirrhosis				0.85
Present	31	26	5
Absent	29	25	4