Table 2 Correlation between the expression of ECM1 in 120 HCC tissues and their clinicopathological characteristics

Age (year)

0.001

0.978

 ≤50

56

15

41

 >50

64

17

47

Gender

0.156

0.692

 Male

93

24

69

 Female

27

8

19

Nodule

0.002

0.967

 Single

89

26

63

 Multiple

31

6

25

Tumor size (cm)

0.477

0.490

 ≤5

65

19

46

 >5

55

13

42

AFP (ng/ml)

0.477

0.490

 ≤400

55

13

42

 >400

65

19

46

Tumor capsule

0.441

0.507

 Well

66

16

50

 Poorly

54

16

38

Edmondson’s grade

2.965

0.085

 I/II

52

18

34

 III/IV

68

14

54

HBsAg

1.108

0.293

 Positive

104

26

78

 Negative

16

6

10

Child-Pugh class

0.010

0.921

 A

93

25

68

 B

27

7

20

Vascular invasion

4.733

0.030

 Absent

83

27

56

 Present

37

5

32

Liver cirrhosis

2.472

0.291

 Without/mild

67

21

46

 Moderate

38

9

29

 Severe

15

2

13

TNM stage

6.028

0.049

 I

64

23

41

 II

31

5

26

 III

25

4

21