Table 3.
The association between circ_0000798 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of 72 hepatocellular carcinoma patients
| Characteristic | Total, n = 72 | circ_0000798 expression | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low, n = 24 (%) | High, n = 48 (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 16 | 7 (43.7) | 9 (56.3) | ||
| Female | 56 | 17 (30.4) | 39 (69.6) | 1.004 | 0.316 |
| Age, years | |||||
| <50 | 24 | 9 (37.5) | 15 (62.5) | ||
| ≥50 | 48 | 15 (31.3) | 33 (68.7) | 0.281 | 0.596 |
| Family history | |||||
| Yes | 20 | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | ||
| No | 52 | 17 (32.7) | 35 (67.3) | 0.035 | 0.852 |
| Tumor size, cm | |||||
| <5 | 28 | 22 (78.6) | 6 (21.4) | ||
| ≥5 | 44 | 2 (4.5) | 42 (95.5) | 42.195 | <0.0001 * |
| Tumor differentiation | |||||
| Well/moderate | 56 | 16 (28.6) | 40 (71.4) | ||
| Poor | 16 | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 2.571 | 0.109 |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 8 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | ||
| No | 64 | 22 (34.4) | 42 (65.6) | 0.018 | 0.895 |
| Cirrhosis | |||||
| Yes | 42 | 3 (7.1) | 39 (92.9) | ||
| No | 30 | 21 (70.0) | 9 (30.0) | 31.114 | <0.0001 * |
| AFP | |||||
| ≤20 | 21 | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | ||
| >20 | 51 | 16 (31.4) | 35 (68.6) | 0.303 | 0.582 |
| Lymph node status | |||||
| Yes | 22 | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | ||
| No | 50 | 19 (38.0) | 31 (62.0) | 1.604 | 0.205 |
| Distant metastasis | |||||
| M0 | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 24 (58.5) | ||
| M1 | 31 | 7 (22.6) | 24 (77.4) | 2.832 | 0.092 |
AFP, α‐fetoprotein.
*
Statistically significant (P < 0.05); the P‐value was from the χ2.