TABLE 1.
Relationship between circGSE1 expression and clinicopathologic parameters of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
| Variables | No. of patients | circGSE1 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 20) | High (n = 20) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.113 |
| Male | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| Age (year) | ||||
| ≤60 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0.204 |
| >60 | 22 | 13 | 9 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||||
| ≤5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.010 |
| >5 | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
| TNM stage | ||||
| I + II | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0.025 |
| III + IV | 17 | 5 | 12 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| Negative | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.047 |
| Positive | 26 | 10 | 16 | |
| Vascular invasion | ||||
| Negative | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0.022 |
| Positive | 15 | 4 | 11 | |