Table 3.

Relationships between serum VEGF levels and clinical features.

Clinical features		VEGF (pg/mL)	r	P
AFP (μg/L)	≥400	442.4 ± 196.0	0.96	0.003
	<400	318.2 ± 169.9
Tumour size	2 cm ≤ tumour < 4 cm	597.3 ± 133.6	0.14	0.629
	<2cm	314.4 ± 165.4
Age (yrs)	<60	412.7 ± 98.9	0.28	0.117
	≥60	327.2 ± 105.8
HBsAg	+	354.0 ± 198.2	0.77	0.001
	–	346.8 ± 45.9
Sex	Male	390.6 ± 186.7	0.10	0.501
	Female	284.6 ± 163.3