Table 1.
The Correlations Between METTL14 Expression Levels and the Clinicopathological Features in HCC Patients
| Features | Number (n=40) | METTL14 Expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |||
| Age (year) | ||||
| >55 | 20 | 11 | 10 | |
| ≤55 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0.75 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 29 | 15 | 14 | |
| Female | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.71 |
| Liver cirrhosis | ||||
| Yes | 26 | 14 | 12 | |
| No | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.51 |
| Tumor differentiation | ||||
| Well/moderate | 20 | 9 | 11 | |
| Poor | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.53 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
| >5 | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| ≤5 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0.31 |
| Microvascular invasion | ||||
| Yes | 14 | 11 | 3 | |
| No | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0.019 |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I+II | 25 | 9 | 16 | |
| III+IV | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0.022 |
| Distant metastasis | ||||
| Yes | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
| No | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.041 |