Table 1.

Circ-CSPP1 expression and clinicopathologic features of HCC patients

Clinicopathologic features	No.	circ-CSPP1 expression		p
		High	Low
Gender				0.537
Male	58	33	25
Female	14	9	5
Age(years)				0.461
< 60	44	23	21
≥ 60	28	17	11
Smoking status				0.621
Positive	48	26	22
Negative	24	15	9
Alcoholism				0.810
Positive	41	23	18
Negative	31	19	12
HBV infection				0.212
Positive	48	32	16
Negative	24	10	14
Tumor size				0.022
< 5 cm	24	9	15
≥ 5 cm	48	32	16
TNM stages				0.005
I–II	34	15	19
III–IV	38	28	10
AFP (ng/ml)				0.310
Positive	42	27	15
Negative	30	15	15
Differentiation grade				0.251
Well/moderately	47	25	22
Poorly/undifferentiation	25	17	8