Clinical parameters | Cases | Expression level | P value | Expression level | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASC2high (n = 38) | CASC2low (n = 37) | miR-367high (n = 38) | miR-367low (n = 37) | ||||
Age(years) | |||||||
 < 50 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0.677 | 10 | 14 | 0.285 |
 ≥ 50 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | ||
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 64 | 34 | 30 | 0.304 | 32 | 32 | 0.781 |
 Female | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
HBV | |||||||
 Absent | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.141 | 7 | 6 | 0.801 |
 Present | 62 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | ||
Serum AFP level (ng/mL) | |||||||
 < 400 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.127 | 6 | 12 | 0.092 |
 ≥ 400 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 25 | ||
Tumor size (cm) | |||||||
 < 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0.080 | 12 | 22 | 0.015a |
 ≥ 5 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 15 | ||
Number of tumor nodules | |||||||
 1 | 62 | 35 | 28 | 0.104 | 30 | 32 | 0.389 |
 ≥ 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | ||
Cirrhosis | |||||||
 Absent | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.330 | 7 | 13 | 0.102 |
 Present | 55 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 24 | ||
Venous infiltration | |||||||
 Absent | 54 | 33 | 21 | 0.004a | 23 | 31 | 0.025a |
 Present | 21 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | ||
Edmondson-Steiner grading | |||||||
 I + II | 49 | 29 | 20 | 0.043a | 22 | 27 | 0.170 |
 III + IV | 26 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | ||
TNM tumor stage | |||||||
 I + II | 56 | 34 | 22 | 0.003a | 24 | 32 | 0.020a |
 III + IV | 19 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 |