Table 2.

Analysis of HMGA1 Expression by Immunohistochemistry in 192 HCCs

Clinicopathologic information		HMGA1-negative	HMGA1-positive	% HMGA1-positive	P-value
Gender	Female	27	14	34%	.021
	Male	67	84	56%
Tumor Stage	I/II	58	63	52%	.869
	III/IV	24	28	54%
N stage	0	83	88	51%	.378
	1	4	8	67%
M stage	0	71	85	54%	.214
	1	16	11	41%
Multifocality	No	41	43	51%	1
	Yes	49	52	51%
Vascular Invasion	No	53	53	50%	.526
	Yes	28	35	56%
Etiology	EtOH	17	19	53%	.788
	Virus	43	54	56%
	Other	4	3	43%
Edmondson grade	I	44	33	43%	.031
	II	42	45	52%
	III/IV	6	17	74%

Statistical Comparisons were Performed Using Chi-Squared Tests