Table 1.

Correlation of LRP1B and HSF1 Expression and Clinicopathologic Parameters in HCC Patients

Variable		HSF1			LRP1B
		Low	High	P	Low	High	P
sex				0.751			0.453
	Male	170	55		93	132
	Female	25	7		11	21
age				0.233			0.038*
	≤50	90	34		42	82
	>50	105	28		62	71
HBsAg				0.703			0.418
	negative	25	9		16	18
	positive	167	52		87	132
serum AFP				0.004*			0.008*
	≤20ng/mL	77	12		46	43
	>20ng/mL	116	49		57	108
Liver cirrhosis				0.117			0.141
	no	68	15		39	44
	yes	127	47		65	109
TNM				0.32			0.355
	I	73	14		37	50
	II	92	41		56	77
	III–IV	30	7		11	26
Child-Pugh class				0.496			0.682
	A	177	58		96	139
	B	18	4		8	14
Tumor size				0.284			0.282
	≤5cm	97	26		54	69
	5cm	98	36		50	84
Tumor number				0.594			0.413
	single	151	50		84	117
	multiple	44	12		20	36
tumor differentiation				0.072			0.520
	well	22	3		12	13
	moderate	173	58		92	139
	poor	0	1		0	1
vascular invasion				0.033*			0.889
	no	83	17		41	59
	yes	112	45		63	94

Note: *P<0.05 shown in bold means statistical significance.

Abbreviations: HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.