Table 2.

Correlation between BLM expressions with clinic-pathological characteristics of HCC

Clinicopathological variables	N	BLM expression		P value
		Low (55)	High (40)
Sex				0.208
Male	81	45	36
Female	14	10	4
Age, years				0.171
< 50	48	25	23
≥ 50	47	30	17
AFP, ng/L				0.022
< 200	53	36	17
≥ 200	42	19	23
HBsAg				0.504
Negative	44	25	19
Positive	51	30	21
Tumor size, cm				0.005
≤ 5	49	35	14
> 5	46	20	26
Tumor nodule number				0.01
Solitary	57	39	18
Multiple (≥ 2)	38	16	22
Cancer embolus				0.567
Absence	62	36	16
Presence	33	19	14
TNM stage				0.033
Early (I & II)	52	35	17
Late (III & IV)	43	20	23
Differentiation grade				0.550
Well	67	39	28
Poor	28	16	12

AFP alpha fetoprotein, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen