Table 2. Correlation between β-catenin expression and pathological grading of HCC.

β-catenin	Total	Negative	Moderate	Strong	P
Age					0.251
< 50	140	55	75	10
≥ 50	87	41	37	9
Gender					0.965
Male	178	76	87	15
Female	49	20	25	4
Histological grade					0.096
1	20	11	7	2
2	149	54	80	15
3	58	31	25	2
Tumor stage					< 0.001
II	81	56	22	3
III	146	40	90	16