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Table 1.

Clinicopathological correlation analysis of miR-302c-3p expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Clinicopathologic features		n	miR-302c-3p expression		P
Clinicopathologic features		n	Low level (n=40)	High level (n=40)	P
Age (year)	≤50	32	14	18	0.361
Age (year)	>50	48	26	22	0.361
Sex	Male	64	30	34	0.264
Sex	Female	16	10	6	0.264
HBV infection	No	17	6	9	0.390
HBV infection	Yes	63	34	31	0.390
Serum AFP level (ng/mL)	≤20	22	8	14	0.133
Serum AFP level (ng/mL)	>20	58	32	26	0.133
Tumor size (cm)	≤5	20	8	12	0.302
Tumor size (cm)	>5	60	32	28	0.302
No. of tumor nodules	1	68	30	38	0.012*
No. of tumor nodules	≥2	12	10	2	0.012*
Cirrhosis	Absent	28	16	12	0.348
Cirrhosis	Present	52	24	28	0.348
Venous infiltration	Absent	40	15	25	0.025*
Venous infiltration	Present	40	25	15	0.025*
Edmondson-Steiner grading	I+II	60	28	32	0.302
Edmondson-Steiner grading	III+IV	20	12	8	0.302
TNM tumor stage	I+II	64	27	37	0.005*
TNM tumor stage	III+IV	16	13	3	0.005*

HBV, hepatitis B virus; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis. *Statistically significant.