Table 3.

Association of Expression of microRNAs with Clinicopathological Factors of HCC

Factors	N (50)	miR-183 level (2-ΔΔCt)		miR-34a level (2-ΔΔCt)
		miR-183	p-value	miR-34a	P-value
HCC+LC	43	10.7 ± 2.39	0 .0001	3.66 ± 1.57	0.0003
HCC minus Liver cirrhosis(-ve)	7	4.75 ± 0.72		11.22 ± 2.22
AFP
≥ 400 ng/ml	34	8.94 ± 3.33		9.03 ± 4.6	0.187
< 400 ng/ml	16	10.22 ± 3.26	0.227	7.08 ± 4.66
Tumor number
1	30	9.24 ± 3.12	0.846	9.1 ± 4.45	0.144
2	18	9.44 ± 3.85		7.07 ± 4.9
Tumor size
≤3 cm	12	9.11 ± 3.03	0.819	8.4 ± 3.97	0.991
>3 cm	37	9.36 ± 3.46		8.4 ± 4.9
TNM grade
I-II	38	7.39 ± 3.32	0.0016	15.69 ± 3.55	0.0001
III-IV	12	10.76 ± 1.82		2.57 ± 1.39
CTP score
HCC+LC	43	10.7 ± 2.39	0.081	3.66 ± 1.57	0.001
Liver cirrhosis (+ve)	25	9.61 ± 2.99		4.91 ± 2.93
HCC	7	4.75 ± 0.72		11.22 ± 2.22
LC	25	9.61 ± 2.99		4.91 ± 2.93