Table 1.

Correlations between EOMES score and clinicopathologic variables

	EOMES score in HCC		P value
	EOMES High (n = 171, %)	EOMES Low (n = 169, %)
Gender
Male	146	142	.765
Female	25	27
Age
≤50 y	70	76	.511
>50 y	101	93
AFP
≤200 ng/mL	109	94	.151
>200 ng/mL	62	75
Cirrhosis
No	17	21	.495
Yes	154	148
Tumour number
Single	149	147	1.000
Multiple	22	22
HBV infection
No	52	41	.225
Yes	119	128
Tumour size
≤5 cm	134	93	<.001*
>5 cm	37	76
Tumour differentiation
Well and moderate	126	128	.709
Poor	45	41
TNM stage
I–II	90	63	.005*
III–IV	81	106

Abbreviation: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma. *p < 0.05.