Table 3 The clinico-pathological characteristics of patients with positive KPNA2 expression when grouped by nuclear enrichment of PLAG1

All cases

53

99

Age (year), ≤60:>60

38:15

82:17

0.143

Gender, male:female

48:5

87:12

0.789

Child-Pugh, A:B

46:6

85:10

1.000

HBs antigen, positive:negative

47:6

86:13

0.803

HBe antigen positive:negative

7:46

22:77

0.201

AFP (ug/L), >20:≤20

20: 33

36: 63

0.862

Tumor size (cm), >5:≤5

30:23

67:32

0.005*

No. tumor, Solitary:Multiple

44:9

81:19

0.607

Edmondson Grade, I + II:III + IV

3:50

8:91

0.748

Vascular invasion, Present:Absent

35:18

67:32

0.858

Micro-metastases, Present:Absent

41:12

72:27

0.566