Table 1.

Correlation between NT5DC2 expression in tumor cells and clinicopathological features in HCC patients.

Parameters	NT5DC2 expression		P value
	High	Low
Sex
Male	31	31	0.830
Female	9	8
Age (years)
<50	9	8	0.830
≥50	31	31
Cirrhosis
Absent	6	6	0.962
Present	34	33
Tumor number
Single	38	35	0.325
Multiple	2	4
Tumor size
<3 cm	16	25	0.032*
≥3 cm	24	14
Microvascular invasion
Absent	25	33	0.026*
Present	15	6
HBsAg
Negative	7	6	0.800
Positive	33	33
AFP
<20 ng/ml	16	20	0.314
≥20 ng/ml	24	19

HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, AFP alpha fetoprotein.