Table 1.

SREBP-1 phosphorylation at Thr-59 in HCC

Variable	N	Thr-59 phosphorylation		p value
		Low	High
Age (years)
<50	31	16	15
≥50	59	20	39	0.896
Gender
Female	9	4	5
Male	81	32	49	0.142
Tumor size (cm)
≤5	36	15	21
>5	54	21	33	0.085
Histologic grade
I and II	64	32	32
III	26	4	22	0.008
TNM stage
I and II	38	21	17
III and IV	52	15	37	0.030
Liver cirrhosis
+	57	23	34
−	33	13	20	0.629