Table 2. Association between let-7e expression and clinicopathological parameters in HCC.

Variable	Patients (n) N=63	Let-7e expression (qPCR)		P value
		Low(n=31)	High(n=32)
Age				0.701
<60	30	14	16
≥60	33	17	16
Gender				0.260
Male	35	15	20
Female	28	16	12
Child-Pugh				0.719
A	38	18	20
B	25	13	12
Liver cirrhosis				0.124
yes	43	24	19
no	20	7	13
Differentiation				0.014
Well-moderate	23	16	7
Poor	40	15	25
Tumor size				0.029
≤5cm	36	22	14
>5cm	27	9	18
Venous invasion				0.031
Positive	37	14	23
Negative	26	17	9
BCLC stage				0.539
A	17	10	7
B	33	16	17
C	13	5	8
AFP level				0.532
<400	33	15	18
>400	30	16	14

Notes: P < 0.05 by χ2 test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Abbreviations: BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.