Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 32 patients with HCC.

From: The long noncoding RNA of RMRP is downregulated by PERK, which induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

General parameters (n = 32)

Age (years); median (range)

70 (63–76)

Sex, male/female (n)

25/7

Etiology, HCV/HBV/NBNC (n)

12/9/11

Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L); median (range)

46 (31–69)

Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L); median (range)

44 (25–68)

Platelets (10 × 104 cells/μL); median (range)

14.9 (10.2–21.0)

Albumin (g/dL); median (range)

3.8 (3.4–4.0)

Bilirubin (mg/dL); median (range)

0.7 (0.6–1.0)

Prothrombin Time (%); median (range)

86.4 (78.9–97.7)

Alpha-fetoprotein (ng/mL); median (range)

23 (6–131)

DCP (mAU/mL); median (range)

378 (64–2171)

Child Pugh class A/B (n)

30/2

Tumor size (cm), median (range)

3.6 (2.5–6.8)

Tumor differentiation (well/moderate/poor)

8/21/3

Tumor multiplicity (solitary/multiple)

27/5