Table 1.
Characteristic | All cases | Protein expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||
Age (y) | ||||
≤50 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.193 |
>50 | 41 | 32 | 9 | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.127 |
Male | 59 | 45 | 14 | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
≤5 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0.020a |
>5 | 48 | 39 | 9 | |
Tumor multiplicity | ||||
Single | 69 | 48 | 21 | 0.329 |
Multiplicity | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
Major vessel invasion | ||||
No | 79 | 56 | 23 | 0.367 |
Yes | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Histologic grade | ||||
G1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.627 |
G2 | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
G3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
G4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
TNM stage | ||||
I | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0.001a |
II | 32 | 28 | 4 | |
III | 15 | 13 | 2 | |
HBsAg status | ||||
Negative | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.887 |
Positive | 60 | 43 | 17 | |
HCVAb status | ||||
Negative | 78 | 55 | 23 | 0.266 |
Positive | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
AFP (ng/mL) | ||||
≤200 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 0.021a |
>200 | 30 | 26 | 4 | |
Liver cirrhosis | ||||
No | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0.033a |
Yes | 50 | 40 | 10 | |
Child classification | ||||
A | 49 | 35 | 14 | 0.793 |
B | 24 | 18 | 6 | |
C | 8 | 5 | 3 |
AFP, alpha‐fetoprotein; HBsAg, hepatitis B virus surface antigen; HCVAb, hepatitis C virus antibody; major vessel refers to right or left portal vein.
No patients were TNM stage IV.
P < 0.05.