Table 2. Correlation between SRC-1 or Twist1 level and clinicopathologic parameters.

Variables	Case	SRC-1 expression				Twist1 expression
		Positive	Negative	P		Positive	Negative	P
Age
>50	44	26	18	0.668		27	17	0.318
≤50	26	14	12			19	7
Tumor stage
pT1/2, ≤5 cm	39	16	23	0.00224*		21	18	0.0409*
pT3/4, >5 cm	31	24	7			24	7
Grade
I/II	33	12	21	0.00037*		15	18	0.00074*
III/IV	37	29	8			31	6
Gender
Male	64	37	27	0.711		44	20	0.082
Female	6	3	3			2	4
HBV
Positive	59	36	23	0.321		40	19	0.275
Negative	10	4	6			5	5
Unknow	1	1	0			0	1
AFP (ng/mL)
≤400	31	18	13	0.890		20	11	0.852
>400	39	22	17			26	13
Unknow	0	0	0			0	0
Liver cirrhosis
Yes	53	36	17	0.0013*		39	14	0.0143*
No	17	4	13			7	10

*, statistically significant. HBV, hepatitis B virus; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.