Table 3. Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics according to microvascular invasion.

Characteristics		MVI-Negative		MVI-Positive		Univariate analysis
		N (116)	%	N (41)	%	X2	P value
Gender	Male	83	71.6	31	75.6	0.251	0.687
	Female	33	28.4	10	24.4
Age (years)	< 50	38	32.8	11	26.8	0.496	0.559
	≥ 50	78	67.2	30	73.2
Child-Pugh	A	98	84.5	32	78.0	0.881	0.345
	B	18	15.5	9	22.0
CEA (ng/mL)	< 5	96	82.8	37	90.2	1.311	0.319
	≥ 5	20	17.2	4	9.8
AFP(μg/L)	< 200	96	82.8	14	34.1	34.131	0.000
	≥ 200	20	17.2	27	65.9
CA199 (U/mL)	< 39	93	80.2	33	80.5	0.002	1.000
	≥ 39	23	19.8	8	19.5
PLR	< 115	68	58.6	28	68.3	1.193	0.352
	≥ 115	48	41.4	13	31.7
NLR	< 2.0	28	24.1	18	43.9	5.713	0.017
	≥ 2.0	88	75.9	23	56.1
ABO	A	31	26.7	9	22.0	0.468	0.926
	AB	12	10.3	5	12.2
	B	44	37.9	17	41.5
	O	29	25.0	10	24.4
APRI	< 1.6	110	94.8	34	82.9	6.649	0.041
	≥ 1.6	6	5.2	7	17.1
Differentiation	well	40	34.5	7	17.1	10.097	0.006
	moderate	53	45.7	16	39.0
	poor	23	19.8	18	43.9
Tumor size (cm)	< 3	42	36.2	7	17.1	5.166	0.030
	≥3, < 5	74	63.8	34	82.9
Tumor number	single	103	88.8	8	19.5	70.192	0.000
	multiple	13	11.2	33	80.5
ALT (U/L)	< 80	101	87.1	31	75.6	2.971	0.134
	≥ 80	15	12.9	10	24.4