Table I.

Correlation between CDCA5 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of the HCC cases.

	CDCA5 expression levels
HCC clinical variables	Low (n=39)	High (n=59)	χ2	P-value
Sex			1.234	0.266
Male	32	53
Female	7	6
Age (years)			1.448	0.229
<50	10	22
≥50	29	37
Cirrhosis			1.486	0.223
Absence	21	39
Presence	18	20
Metastasis			1.274	0.391a
Absence	35	48
Presence	4	11
Histological grade			4.506	0.034b
I–II	30	33
III	9	26
Maximal tumor size (cm)			7.090	0.003b
<5	23	17
≥5	16	42
Tumor number			2.266	0.132
Single	29	37
Multiple	8	21
TNM stage			5.320	0.019b
I–II	24	22
III–IV	15	37

Statistical analysis was performed by Pearson's χ² test.

^aFisher's exact test.

^bStatistically significant difference. CDCA5, cell division cycle associated 5; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; TNM, tumor, node, metastasis.