Table 1.

Correlation of TR3 expression and clincopathologic characteristics.

Variables	No. of patients	Positive expression rate	p value
Age (years)
≥ 60	15	10 (66.67%)	0.686
< 60	6	4 (66.67%)
Gender
Male	13	9 (69.23%)	0.557
Female	8	5 (62.5%)
Tumor diameter (cm)
≤ 5	9	4 (44.44%)	*0.080
> 5	12	10 (83.33%)
Degree of tumor differentiation
Low and middle	13	11 (84.61%)	**0.040
High	8	3 (37.5%)
Portal vein thrombosis
With	14	12 (85.71%)	**0.017
Without	7	2(28.57%)
Metastasis
Yes	13	11 (84.62%)	**0.040
No	8	3(37.5%)
Recurrence
Yes	11	10 (90.91%)	**0.020
No	10	4 (40%)
Tumor number
Single	14	10 (71.43%)	0.428
Multiple	7	4 (57.14%)
AFP volume
> 400 µg/L	12	9 (75%)	0.318
< 400 µg/L	9	5 (55.56%)