Table 1. Correlation between WWP1 expression and clinicopathological variables of 149 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Clinicopathologic variable	Number in each group	WWP1 expression		P
		Low	High
All cases	149	54	95
Age (years)				0.879
<50	84	30	54
≥50	65	24	41
Sex
Male	122	44	78	0.924
Female	27	10	17
Tumor size (cm)				0.015a
<5	66	31	35
≥5	83	23	60
Histological grade				<0.001a
Well	26	19	7
Moderate	94	28	66
Poor	29	7	22
Liver cirrhosis				0.668
No	25	10	15
Yes	124	44	80
HBV				0.660
Negative	16	5	11
Positive	133	49	84
Serum AFP (μg/L)				0.223
<25	82	42	40
≥25	67	41	26
TNM stage				<0.001a
I	91	43	48
II–III	58	11	47
Vascular invasion				0.018a
No	131	52	79
Yes	18	2	16
Tumor capsule				0.026a
No	76	21	55
Yes	73	33	40

AFP, alfa fetoprotein; HBV, hepatitis B virus.

^aP < 0.05.