Table 3.

Comparison of AFP-L3-positive rates in the three AFP-negative groups

Group	Patient	AFP-L3		χ2	P-value
		Positive cases	Positive rate (%)
HCC group	50	25	50.0	9.35a	0.002a
Non-HCC group	30	1	3.3	13.28b	0.003b
Healthy group	50	1	2.0	0.14c	0.032c

Notes:

^aHCC group compared with non-HCC group;

^bHCC group compared with healthy group;

^cnon-HCC group compared with healthy group.

Abbreviations: AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.