Table 3.
The Relationships Between miR-940 Expression in HCC Tissue and Patients’ Clinical Characteristics
| Characteristics | Case (n=135) | miR-940 (-log) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.267 | ||
| Male | 83 | 12.12 ± 1.91 | |
| Female | 52 | 12.28 ± 2.13 | |
| Age | 0.698 | ||
| < 50 | 56 | 12.15 ± 1.79 | |
| ≥50 | 79 | 12.20 ± 1.98 | |
| BMI | 0.423 | ||
| < 18.5 | 47 | 12.18 ± 1.62 | |
| 18.5~24.9 | 67 | 12.19 ± 2.07 | |
| ≥25 | 21 | 12.16 ± 2.55 | |
| Smoking | 0.556 | ||
| No | 69 | 12.17 ± 2.28 | |
| Yes | 66 | 12.19 ± 2.64 | |
| Alcohol using | 0.874 | ||
| No | 44 | 12.16 ± 2.13 | |
| Yes | 91 | 12.19 ± 2.37 | |
| Etiological classification | < 0.001 | ||
| HBV | 81 | 15.04 ± 1.87 | |
| HCV | 23 | 14.88 ± 2.22 | |
| Others | 31 | 2.71 ± 1.02 | |
| With/without cirrhosis | < 0.001 | ||
| Cirrhosis | 97 | 14.08 ± 1.55 | |
| Non-cirrhosis | 38 | 7.34 ± 1.34 | |
| Histological classification/differentiation | 0.011 | ||
| Well/moderate | 81 | 10.23 ± 1.17 | |
| Poor | 54 | 15.11 ± 1.82 | |
| T stage | < 0.001 | ||
| Tis-2 | 21 | 6.67 ± 2.12 | |
| T3–4 | 114 | 13.20 ± 3.08 | |
| N stage | < 0.001 | ||
| N0–1 | 37 | 5.86 ± 1.76 | |
| N2–3 | 98 | 14.57 ± 2.14 |
Note: Statistical significance (P < 0.05) is shown in bold.
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.