Table 1.
Clinical profiles of patients with HCC: Comparison with p28 mRNA expression
| Variables | n | mRNA levela | Df | p-valueb |
| Age (years) | 62 | 0.231 | ||
| < 40 | 18 | 2.910 ± 0.695 | ||
| 40-60 | 35 | 2.790 ± 0.367 | ||
| > 60 | 11 | 1.673 ± 0.546 | ||
| Sex | 62 | 0.401 | ||
| Male | 58 | 2.734 ± 0.422 | ||
| Female | 6 | 2.650 ± 0.238 | ||
| HBsAg | 62 | 0.269 | ||
| Positive | 45 | 2.919 ± 0.426 | ||
| Negative | 19 | 2.317 ± 0.362 | ||
| Cirrhosis | 62 | 0.180 | ||
| Absent | 17 | 3.157 ± 0.885 | ||
| Present | 47 | 2.631 ± 0.301 |
Abbreviations: HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen.
a
Results were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation.
b
p-value was based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Student's t-test, variances were adjusted by Bartlett's method.