Table I.

Clinical correlation of miR-875-5p expression in HCC (n=90).

		Expression level
Clinical parameters	Cases (n)	miR-875-5phigh (n=45)	miR-875-5plow (n=45)	P-value
Age (years)				0.499
<50	29	16	13
≥50	61	29	32
Sex				0.561
Male	76	39	37
Female	14	6	8
Tumor size (cm)				0.006a
<5	47	30	17
≥5	43	15	28
Tumor number				0.267
Solitary	59	33	26
Multiple	31	12	19
TNM stage				0.016a
I+II	72	41	31
III+IV	18	4	14
Capsular infiltration				0.255
Present	62	34	28
Absent	28	11	17
Venous infiltration				0.033a
Present	38	14	24
Absent	52	31	21
AFP (ng/ml)				0.809
<20	23	12	11
≥20	67	33	34
HBsAg				0.788
Positive	73	36	37
Negative	17	9	8

^aP<0.05.