Table 1.

Correlation between miR-652-3p expression levels and clinical features in HCC patients

Parameters	Cases No. (n = 126)	miR-625-3p expression		P
		Low (n = 57)	High (n = 69)
Age (years)				0.858
<60	62	29	33
≥60	64	28	36
Gender				0.595
Male	65	31	34
Female	61	26	35
Tumor size (cm)				0.721
<5	69	30	39
≥5	57	27	30
Smoking status
No	71	35	36	0.367
Yes	55	22	33
Alcohol intake
No	70	34	36	0.472
Yes	56	23	33
AFP (ng/ml)				0.477
<400	66	32	34
≥400	60	25	35
Cirrhosis
Yes	64	30	34	0.724
No	62	27	35
Clinical TNM stage				0.020
I–II	58	33	25
III–IV	68	24	44
Differentiation
Well and moderate	61	34	27	0.031
Poor and others	65	23	42

AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.