Table 1.

Association of NPC1L1 and NPC2 expression with clinicopathological features in 265 cases of HCC patient.

Variable		NPC1L1				NPC2
		Low	High	p		Low	High	p
sex				0.738				0.783
	Male	192	38			159	71
	Female	30	5			25	10
age				0.975				0.072
	≤ 50	109	21			97	33
	>50	113	22			87	48
HBsAg				0.123				0.083
	negative	31	10			21	16
	positive	191	33			159	65
serum AFP				0.007				<0.0001
	≤ 20 ng/ml	71	23			50	41
	>20ng/ml	151	20			131	40
liver cirrhosis				0.666				0.779
	no	70	15			60	25
	yes	152	28			124	56
TNM				0.015				0.121
	I	61	21			51	31
	II	124	19			101	42
	III-IV	37	3			32	8
Child-pugh class				0.305				0.351
	A	201	41			170	72
	B	21	2			14	9
tumor size				0.682				0.617
	≤5 cm	106	22			87	41
	>5 cm	116	21			97	40
tumor number				0.417				0.988
	single	168	35			141	62
	multiple	54	8			43	19
tumor differentiation				0.003				0.012
	well	15	10	.		11	14
	moderate	205	33			172	66
	Poor	2	0			1	1
vascular invasion				0.004				0.042
	no	73	24			60	37
	yes	149	19			124	44