Table 1 Clinicopathological correlation of ERO1α expression in HCC
Variables | ERO1α expression | χ 2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | |||
All cases | 65 | 39 | ||
Age (years) | 0.354 | 0.552 | ||
≤50 | 33 | 21 | ||
>50 | 22 | 18 | ||
Gender | 0.178 | 0.673 | ||
Male | 47 | 26 | ||
Female | 28 | 13 | ||
HBs antigen | 2.080 | 0.149 | ||
Absent | 12 | 12 | ||
Present | 53 | 27 | ||
Liver cirrhosis | 1.303 | 0.254 | ||
With | 45 | 31 | ||
Without | 20 | 8 | ||
AFP (ng/ml) | 1.410 | 0.235 | ||
≤20 | 24 | 10 | ||
>20 | 41 | 29 | ||
Tumor size | 1.667 | 0.197 | ||
≤3 cm | 29 | 20 | ||
>3 cm | 46 | 19 | ||
Vascular invasion | 8.816 | 0.003 | ||
Absent | 21 | 22 | ||
Present | 54 | 17 | ||
TNM stage | 4.486 | 0.034 | ||
I–II | 25 | 21 | ||
III–IV | 50 | 18 | ||
Edmondson grade | 6.769 | 0.009 | ||
I–II | 27 | 24 | ||
III–IV | 48 | 15 | ||
