Table 1. Associations of the expression of CD133 and CD44 with the demographic data and clinicopathological characteristics in HCC patients.

Variables	Cases	CD133 expression		P values	CD44 expression		P values
		Low	High		Low	High
Age, years
< 52	38	15	23	0.084	19	19	0.337
≥ 52	36	16	20		14	22
Sex
Male	64	24	40	1.000	27	37	0.502
Female	10	7	3		6	4
HBsAg
Negative	11	10	1	0.444	4	7	0.294
Positive	63	21	42		29	34
HBeAg
Negative	58	19	39	0.471	27	31	0.979
Positive	16	12	4		6	10
Liver cirrhosis
No	13	7	6	0.006	7	6	0.460
Yes	61	24	37		26	35
Tumor differentiation				1.000			0.552
I–II	55	26	29		23	32
III–IV	19	5	14		10	9
Tumor stage				0.519			0.945
I–II	44	32	12		20	24
III–IV	30	23	7		12	18
Tumor size				0.305			0.066
> 5 cm	8	6	2		2	6
≦ 5 cm	66	49	17		30	36
Tumor number				0.960			0.404
1–2	71	52	19		31	40
≥ 3	3	3	0		1	2
AFP1 (ng/ml)				0.368			0.176
< 40	48	28	20		24	24
≥ 40	26	3	23		9	17
ALT2 (U/l)				0.301			0.243
< 75	32	12	20		10	22
≥ 75	42	19	23		21	21
Child-Pugh				1.000			1.000
A	70	27	43		31	39
B	4	4	0		2	2

¹AFP, a-fetoprotein.

²ALT, alanine aminotransferase.