Table 1 Correlation between the PCNP expression in cytoplasmic fraction and clinicopathological characteristics of LIHC.

From: PCNP promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by upregulating UHRF2 to activate ErbB3/Ras/Raf pathway

Factor

N

Total N

Correlation coefficient

Significance (2-tailed)

Gender

Male

74

87

− 0.066

0.542

Female

13

   

Age (y)

≤ 60

72

87

− 0.016

0.884

>60

15

   

Tumor size (cm)

≤ 3

38

87

− 0.002

0.984

>3

49

   

Tumor number

1

74

87

− 0.055

0.613

>1

13

   

Pahtological grading

I

1

87

− 0.029

0.788

I–II/II

54

   

II–III/III

32

   

T staging

T1 stage

58

87

0.245

0.022

T2 stage

29

   

Clinical staging

I

23

87

0.245

0.022

II–III/III

64

   

Recurrence

No

37

80

0.228

0.042

Yes

43