Table 3. Clinical characteristics of the cases included in analyses of L-FABP protein expression evaluated by immunohistochemistry.

Characteristics	NAT, N = 90	HCC without cirrhosis, N = 57	HCC with cirrhosis, N = 33	P value
Age (years), Mean ± SD	53.5 ± 10.0	54.2 ± 10.3	52.2 ± 9.6	0.650 a
Sex, N (%)
Female	8 (13.3)	6 (10.5)	6 (18.2)	0.589 b
Male	78 (86.7)	51 (89.5)	27 (81.8)

Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; N, number.

^aANOVA test.

^bChi-square test.

c. One age miss data.