Table 1.

Clinicopathological correlation of C‐X‐C motif chemokine ligand 14 (CXCL14) expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Variables	CXCL14 expression in HCC			P‐value
	Total n = 126	Low (n = 63)	High (n = 63)
Age
<50 years	32	19	13	0.219
≥50 years	94	44	50
Gender
Female	20	13	7	0.144
Male	106	50	56
Hepatitis B
Absent	32	15	17	0.682
Present	94	48	46
Hepatitis C
Absent	125	62	63	1.000
Present	1	1	0
Liver cirrhosis
Absent	43	27	16	0.039a
Present	83	36	47
Preoperative AFP level
<400 ng/mL	80	38	42	0.459
≥400 ng/mL	46	25	21
Histopathologic grading
Well + moderately	58	25	33	0.153
Poorly	68	38	30
Tumor size
<5 cm	46	23	23	1.000
≥5 cm	80	40	40
Tumor number
Single	94	45	49	0.413
Multiple	32	18	14
PVTT
Absent	96	49	47	0.676
Present	30	14	16

^a P < 0.05. The significance of the difference between groups in the table was assessed by the Student's t‐test and χ2 tests (Fisher's exact test).

AFP, alpha‐fetoprotein; PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombus.