Table 1 Correlation between ZNF479 expression and clinicopathologic characteristics of HCC patients
Characters | N | LogTmRNA–logNmRNA | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 150 | 0.27 ± 0.83 | |
Age | |||
≤60 y/o | 68 | 0.31 ± 0.87 | NS |
>60 y/o | 82 | 0.24 ± 0.80 | |
Gender | |||
Male | 102 | 0.32 ± 0.87 | NS |
Female | 48 | 0.16 ± 0.74 | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 72 | 0.28 ± 0.85 | NS |
No | 75 | 0.29 ± 0.81 | |
Unknown | 3 | ||
Drinking | |||
Yes | 31 | 0.61 ± 0.85 | 0.013 |
No | 116 | 0.20 ± 0.80 | |
Unknown | 3 | ||
Tumor size (diameter) | |||
≤5cm | 70 | 0.43 ± 0.81 | 0.032 |
>5cm | 80 | 0.14 ± 0.83 | |
Pathology type | |||
Solitary | 103 | 0.29 ± 0.82 | NS |
Multiple | 46 | 0.26 ± 0.84 | |
Infiltrative | 1 | −1.24 | |
Vascular invasion | |||
Absent | 49 | 0.63 ± 0.80 | 0.001 |
Capsular vein invasion | 18 | 0.25 ± 0.84 | |
Portal vein invasion | 83 | 0.07 ± 0.78 | |
AJCC staging | |||
Stage I | 41 | 0.63 ± 0.79 | 0.007 |
Stage II | 57 | 0.21 ± 0.79 | |
Stage III | 47 | 0.08 ± 0.87 | |
Stage IV | 5 | −0.11 ± 0.45 | |
BCLC staging | |||
Stage A | 59 | 0.54 ± 0.80 | 0.002 |
Stage B | 58 | 0.20 ± 0.86 | |
Stage C | 33 | −0.07 ± 0.83 | |
Cirrhosis | |||
Yes | 46 | 0.55 ± 0.94 | 0.006 |
No | 104 | 0.75 ± 0.74 | |
Alpha-fetoprotein | |||
≤80 ng/ml | 92 | 0.30 ± 0.78 | NS |
>80 ng/ml | 58 | 0.22 ± 0.91 | |
Viral infection | |||
Hepatitis B | 50 | 0.46 ± 0.98 | NS |
Hepatitis C | 50 | 0.14 ± 0.68 | |
No hepatitis B or C | 50 | 0.22 ± 0.79 | |
Metastasis | |||
Yes | 9 | −0.05 ± 0.39 | NS |
No | 141 | 0.29 ± 0.85 |