Varriable | N (67) | Musashi-1 expression | χ2 value | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (27) | High (40) | ||||
Gender | 0.011 | 0.915 | |||
Male | 55 | 22 | 33 | ||
Female | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||
Age, years | 0.298 | 0.585 | |||
≤ 50 | 30 | 11 | 19 | ||
>50 | 37 | 16 | 21 | ||
HBsAg | 1.513 | 0.219 | |||
Negative | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||
Positive | 50 | 18 | 32 | ||
AFP, ng/mL | 3.118 | 0.077 | |||
< 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||
≧20 | 52 | 18 | 34 | ||
No. of tumors | 0.436 | 0.509 | |||
Single | 29 | 13 | 16 | ||
Multiple | 38 | 14 | 24 | ||
Tumor size, cm | 2.053 | 0.152 | |||
≤ 5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | ||
>5 | 44 | 15 | 29 | ||
Tumor encapsulation | 3.522 | 0.061 | |||
Complete | 28 | 15 | 13 | ||
None | 39 | 12 | 27 | ||
Tumor differentiation | 4.204 | 0.040 | |||
Poor | 22 | 5 | 17 | ||
Well | 45 | 22 | 23 | ||
Vascular invasion | 4.376 | 0.036 | |||
No | 27 | 15 | 12 | ||
Yes | 40 | 12 | 28 | ||
Intrahepatic metastasis | 5.070 | 0.024 | |||
No | 31 | 17 | 14 | ||
Yes | 36 | 10 | 26 | ||
Extrahepatic metastasis | 5.713 | 0.017 | |||
No | 49 | 24 | 25 | ||
Yes | 18 | 3 | 15 |