Table 1.

The relationship between RACGAP1 and clinical characteristics of HCC patients. BCLC: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; PVTT: Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus.

Characteristics	Number of cases	RACGAP1 expression		P value
		High(n =35)	Low(n =35)
Gender				0.274
Female	18	11	7
Male	52	24	28
Age(years)				0.811
<65	33	16	17
≥65	37	19	18
Tumor size(cm)				0.068
<5	49	21	28
≥5	21	14	7
HBV infection				0.274
No	18	7	11
Yes	52	28	24
Multi-noodular				0.124
No	57	26	31
Yes	13	9	4
Serum AFP(μg/L)				0.138
<400	44	19	25
≥400	26	16	10
Cirrhosis				0.794
No	21	10	11
Yes	49	25	24
Histologic grade				0.031∗
Well or moderate	57	25	32
Poor	13	10	3
BCLC stage				0.017∗
A	56	24	32
B + C	14	11	3
PVTT				0.041∗
No	55	24	31
Yes	15	11	4