Table 1 Correlations between SYNJ2BP expression and clinicopathological features of HCC

Gender

 Male

84

32

52

 Female

14

7

7

0.399

Age (years)

 ≤ 60

71

28

43

 > 60

27

11

16

0.906

Hepatitis B status

 Negative

17

5

12

 Positive

81

34

47

0.336

AFP(ng/ml)

 <20

28

11

17

 ≥20

70

28

42

0.948

Liver cirrhosis

 Presence

81

5

12

 Absence

17

34

47

0.336

Tumor size (cm)

 ≤ 3

36

7

29

 >3

62

32

30

0.002

Tumor nodule number

 Single

47

7

40

 Multiple (≥2)

51

32

19

<0.001

Vascular invasion

 Presence

53

10

43

 Absence

45

29

16

<0.001

Child-Pugh classification

 A

76

31

45

 B

22

8

14

0.709

TNM stage

 I

40

8

32

 II

9

2

7

 III

49

29

20

<0.001

BCLC stage

 0-A

54

9

45

 B

9

4

5

 C

35

26

9

0.001

Edmonson-Steiner grade

 I-II

72

26

46

 III-IV

26

13

13

0.215