|
Characteristics
|
Gli2 expression
|
χ2
|
P value
|
|---|
| |
High (n=43)
|
Low (n=25)
| | |
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
33
|
20
|
0.097
|
0.755
|
|
Female
|
10
|
5
| | |
|
Age, years
|
|
≤60
|
29
|
14
|
0.890
|
0.345
|
|
>60
|
14
|
11
| | |
|
Virus infection
|
|
HBV
|
35
|
23
|
0.698
|
0.403
|
|
HCV
|
2
|
0
| | |
|
None
|
6
|
2
| | |
|
AFP (ng/ml)
|
|
≤200
|
20
|
8
|
1.374
|
0.241
|
|
>200
|
23
|
17
| | |
|
Cirrhosis
|
|
Present
|
30
|
18
|
0.038
|
0.846
|
|
Absent
|
13
|
7
| | |
|
Tumor size, mm
|
|
≤50
|
26
|
13
|
0.837
|
0.360
|
|
>50
|
15
|
12
| | |
|
TNM stage
|
|
I or II
|
25
|
20
|
3.375
|
0.066
|
|
III or IV
|
18
|
5
| | |
|
Tumor differentiation
|
|
Well
|
6
|
10
|
6.591
|
0.037 *
|
|
Moderate
|
28
|
11
| | |
|
Poor
|
9
|
4
| | |
|
Tumor number
|
|
Solitary
|
32
|
22
|
1.784
|
0.182
|
|
Multiple
|
11
|
3
| | |
|
Tumor encapsulation
|
|
Intact
|
11
|
15
|
7.930
|
0.005 *
|
|
Absent or not intact
|
32
|
10
| | |
|
Vascular invasion
|
|
Present
|
23
|
6
|
5.620
|
0.018 *
|
|
Absent
|
20
|
19
| | |
|
Early recurrence
|
|
Yes
|
25
|
8
|
4.324
|
0.038 *
|
|
No
|
18
|
17
| | |
|
Intra-hepatic metastasis
|
|
Present
|
16
|
5
|
4.997
|
0.025 *
|
|
Absent
|
17
|
20
| | |
- Variables are presented as number and tested by χ2 or Fisher’s exact test.
- * P < 0.05.
