Table 2.
Association Between EGOT Expression in HCC Tissues and Clinicopathological Characteristics
| Parameters | Group | n | EGOT Expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | ||||
| Gender | Male | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0.211 |
| Female | 14 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Age (years) | ≤60 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.569 |
| >60 | 32 | 15 | 17 | ||
| Tumor size | ≤5cm | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.012* |
| >5cm | 38 | 15 | 23 | ||
| AFP | <20 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0.402 |
| ≥20 | 29 | 16 | 13 | ||
| Histological grade | Well/moderate | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0.271 |
| Poorly | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Clinical stage | I/II | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0.262 |
| III | 22 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Tumor number | Solitary | 46 | 25 | 21 | 0.083 |
| Multiple | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Drinking state | Yes | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0.402 |
| No | 29 | 16 | 13 | ||
| Smoking state | Yes | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.574 |
| No | 30 | 16 | 14 | ||
| PVTT | Yes | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.023* |
| No | 32 | 20 | 12 | ||
| Microvascular invasion | Yes | 43 | 19 | 24 | 0.067 |
| No | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
Note: *Presents the statistic difference less than 0.05.
Abbreviation: PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombus.