Table 1.

Association between MAPKAPK5-AS1 expression and clinicopathologic features of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Characteristics	n = 97	MAPKAPK5-AS1 levels		p-value
		High (n = 49)	Low (n = 48)
Age (years)				0.774
≥ 60	64	33	31
< 60	33	16	17
Gender				0.255
Male	81	43	38
Female	16	6	10
HBV infection				0.184
Negative	19	7	12
Positive	78	42	36
Liver cirrhosis				0.240
Absent	29	12	17
Present	68	37	31
AFP (ng/ml)				0.305
≤ 20	22	9	13
> 20	75	40	35
Tumor size				0.006*
≤ 5 cm	41	14	27
> 5 cm	56	35	21
Tumor multiplicity				0.001*
Single	72	29	43
Multiple	25	20	5
Vascular invasion				0.008*
No	60	24	36
Yes	37	25	12
TNM stage				0.001*
I + II	78	33	45
III + IV	19	16	3

* indicates statistically significant