Table 2. Correlation of DNA methylation of the HBV genome with three known HCC associated host genes in HCC tissue.

Genes	Statistic	mCpG1 (n=74)	mCpG3 (n=74)	mAPC (n=71)	mGSTP1 (n=71)
mCpG3 (n =74)	Spearman’s rho	.471
	p value	<0.001
mAPC (n =71)	Spearman’s rho	0.098	0.094
	p value	0.418	0.435
mGSTP1 (n =71)	Spearman’s rho	0.233	-0.008	.324
	p value	0.051	0.947	0.006
mRASSF1A (n =71)	Spearman’s rho	0.132	.269	.510	.513
	p value	0.271	0.023	<0.001	<0.001