Table 1.

Correlation of miR-145-5p Expression with Clinicopathological Characteristics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Variables	Cases (n=150)	miR-145-5p Expression		P value
		High (n = 75)	Low (n = 75)
		>0.386	<0.386
Age (years)				0.407
≤55	62	34	28
>55	88	41	47
Sex				0.449
Male	113	59	54
Female	37	16	21
Tumor size (cm)				0.019a
≤5	91	53	38
>5	59	22	37
Cellular differentiation				0.022a
I–II	113	63	50
ш–IV	37	12	25
Tumor encapsulation				0.022a
Present	48	31	17
Absent	102	44	58
HBV infection				0.464
Present	109	52	57
Absent	41	23	18
Portal vein tumor embolus				0.018a
Present	42	14	28
Absent	108	61	47
TNM tumor stage				0.013a
I–II	103	59	44
ш–IV	47	16	31

Abbreviations: TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; HBV, hepatitis B virus; ^a Statistically significant.