TABLE 1.
Relationship between LINC01572 and clinicopathological parameters in 70 HCC patients.
| Variable | All cases | LINC01572 expression | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 35) | High (n = 35) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 50 | 28 | 11 | 17 | — |
| ≥ 50 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0.1432 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 48 | 23 | 25 | — |
| Female | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.6066 |
| Tumor nodule number | ||||
| Solitary | 30 | 17 | 13 | — |
| Multiple (≥ 2) | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0.3340 |
| HBV infection | ||||
| Positive | 44 | 21 | 23 | — |
| Negative | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0.6208 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
| < 5 | 46 | 22 | 24 | — |
| ≥ 5 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0.6146 |
| TNM stage | ||||
| Ⅰ-Ⅱ | 31 | 22 | 9 | — |
| Ⅲ-Ⅳ | 39 | 13 | 26 | 0.0018 |
| Serum AFP (μg/L) | ||||
| ≤ 200 | 43 | 24 | 19 | — |
| > 200 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0.2196 |
| HbA1c (%) | ||||
| < 6.5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | — |
| ≥ 6.5 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 0.0147 |