Table 1.

Relationship between SNAI3‐AS1 expression and clinical characteristics of HCC patients

Clinical factors	No. of cases	SNAI3‐AS1 expression		P value
		Low (n = 18)	High (n = 28)
Age (y)
＜59	19	10	9	0.116
≥59	27	8	19
Gender
Male	37	13	24	0.456
Female	9	5	4
HBV infection
Positive	34	12	22	0.580
Negative	12	6	6
Tumour size
<5 cm	24	15	9	0.001*
≥5 cm	22	3	19
AFP (μg/L)
<400	16	8	8	0.206
≥400	32	10	22
Histologic grade
Well & moderate	26	13	13	0.085
Low	20	5	15
TNM stage
I/II	31	16	15	0.013*
III/IV	15	2	13

^*Indicated statistical significance P < 0.05.