Table 1.

Association of FCN3 expression with clinicopathological characteristics of HCC patients

Characteristics	FCN3 expression		Number of patients	p value
	High (n=101)	Low (n=101)
Age(y)				0.596
≤55	64	71	135
>55	37	30	67
Gender				0.221
Male	88	92	180
Female	13	9	22
HBV DNA load (IU/ml)				0.163
≤104	75	57	132
>104	26	44	70
AFP (ng/ml)				0.004*
≤400	64	44	108
>400	37	57	94
ALB (g/l)				0.163
≤40	40	49	89
>40	61	52	113
Liver cirrhosis				0.285
Yes	61	53	114
No	40	48	88
Tumor size (cm)				<0.001*
≤5	59	27	86
>5	42	74	116
No. of tumors				<0.001*
Solitary	88	73	161
Multiple	13	28	41
MVI				<0.001*
Presence	21	37	58
Absence	80	64	144
Edmondson-Steiner classification				0.005*
I-II	46	47	93
III-IV	55	54	109

* Significant results (P < 0.05) are given in bold.

Abbreviation: HBV, hepatitis B virus; MVI, microvascular invasion.