. 2020 Apr 29;12:2937–2945. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S252873

Table 3.

Correlations Between PME-1 Expression and the Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients with HCC

Characteristics	PME-1 High	PME-1 Low	χ²	P value
Gender
Male	39	36	3.405	0.065
Female	15	5	3.405	0.065
Age
>49y	32	21	0.611	0.435
≤49y	22	20	0.611	0.435
Tumor Size
>5cm	34	19	2.610	0.106
≤5cm	20	22	2.610	0.106
Differentiation
Poor	36	19	3.950	0.047*
Well	18	22	3.950	0.047*
Tumor Number
Multiple	33	11	11.016	0.001*
Single	21	30	11.016	0.001*
Metastasis
Yes	38	19	5.607	0.018*
No	16	22	5.607	0.018*
Liver Cirrhosis Status
Present	24	13	1.590	0.207
Absent	30	28	1.590	0.207
Serum AFP Level
>200ng/mL	25	13	2.067	0.151
≤200ng/mL	29	28	2.067	0.151
Serum HBV Level
>1000IU/mL	31	21	0.360	0.548
≤1000IU/mL	23	20	0.360	0.548
Recurrence
Yes	35	12	11.780	0.001*
No	19	29	11.780	0.001*

Note: *P<0.05.

Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV, hepatitis B virus; AFP, α-fetoprotein.