Table 1. Comparison of recurrence in patients with HCC and midkine-elevated or midkine-normal levels.
Midkine-elevated (n = 238) | Midkine-normal (n = 103) | p | |
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Recurrence, n (%) | 182 (76.5) | 63 (61.2) | 0.004 |
Intrahepatic recurrence, n (%) | 147 (61.8) | 48 (46.6) | 0.009 |
Extrahepatic recurrence, n (%) | 58 (24.4) | 12 (11.7) | 0.008 |
Intra+extrahepatic recurrence, n (%) | 60 (25.2) | 17 (16.5) | 0.078 |
Interval of recurrence, months | 18.6 ± 5.2 | 21.6 ± 4.8 | 0.001 |