Table 1.
Relationship of ALCAM expression level with the clinicopathological features in HCC.
| Characteristics | Positive | Negative | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGE, YEARS | |||
| ≤50 | 36 | 21 | 0.726 |
| >50 | 36 | 24 | |
| GENDER | |||
| Male | 64 | 36 | 0.246 |
| Female | 4 | 5 | |
| HBsAg | |||
| – | 1 | 0 | 0.427 |
| + | 71 | 45 | |
| HBV-DNA | |||
| – | 15 | 7 | 0.541 |
| + | 47 | 30 | |
| AFP | |||
| – | 27 | 11 | 0.129 |
| + | 44 | 34 | |
| LIVER CIRRHOSIS | |||
| – | 51 | 40 | 0.029* |
| + | 20 | 5 | |
| TUMOR SIZE (cm) | |||
| ≤3 | 13 | 17 | 0.042* |
| >3 | 58 | 32 | |
| MICROVASCULAR INVASION | |||
| – | 60 | 28 | 0.016* |
| + | 12 | 16 | |
| CAPSULAR INVASION | |||
| – | 31 | 23 | 0.321 |
| + | 36 | 18 | |
| TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION | |||
| I–II | 12 | 6 | 0.627 |
| III–IV | 60 | 39 | |
Statistical analyses were done by the Chi-square (χ2) test. (
*
p < 0.05).
AFP, Alpha fetoprotein.