Table 1.

Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors analysis for 86 HCCs

Variables		No. of patients		χ2	P value
		High p-STAT3 group	Low p-STAT3 group
Age (years)	≤50	15	8	0.167	0.683
	>50	44	19
Gender	Female	20	13	1.591	0.207
	Male	39	14
Liver cirrhosis	No	7	2	0.393	0.531
	Yes	52	25
AFP level (ng/mL)	≤400	12	9	1.695	0.193
	>400	47	18
HBV infection	No	18	15	4.914	0.027
	Yes	41	12
TNM	I+II	9	4	0.003	0.958
	III+IV	50	23
Tumor diameter (cm)	≤5	17	15	5.670	0.017
	>5	42	12
Intrahepatic metastases	Single	13	12	4.512	0.034
	Multiple	46	15
PVTT	Present	43	12	6.498	0.011
	Absent	16	15
Tumor differentiation	I+II	19	15	4.216	0.039
	III+IV	40	12
TACE times	1	24	9	0.423	0.516
	>1	35	18