Table 1. Relationship between B7-H4 expression and clinico-pathological parameters in HCC.

Index	Case	B7-H4 expression		p
		Low	High
Age(y)
≤50	36	9	27	0.452
>50	42	15	37
Gender
Male	59	18	41	0.317
Female	19	7	12
Vascular Invasion
+	37	5	32	0.003
-	41	16	25
TNM stage
I-II	49	21	28	0.031
III-IV	29	5	24
Lymph metastasis
+	22	2	20	0.038
-	56	17	39
Tumor size(cm)
≤5	35	11	24	0.052
>5	43	8	35
Tumor encapsulation
+	18	3	15	0.041
-	60	21	39
Child-Pugh classification
A	37	12	25	0.185
B	41	13	28
Liver cirrhosis
weak	19	8	13	0.173
moderate	38	11	27
strong	21	6	15
HBsAg
+	48	12	36	0.211
-	31	9	22
AFP
≤200	40	19	21	0.192
>200	38	8	30
Transfusion
+	36	9	27	0.306
-	42	19	23

Values in bold signify p<0.05.