Variants
|
HIF-1α
|
χ
2
|
P-value
|
LOXL2
|
χ
2
|
P- value
|
---|
-
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
---|
Sex
|
male
|
89
|
80
|
0.000
|
0.989
|
80
|
89
|
1.560
|
0.212
|
female
|
18
|
14
|
19
|
13
|
Age (years)
|
< 50
|
35
|
23
|
1.656
|
0.198
|
32
|
26
|
1.143
|
0.285
|
≥ 50
|
72
|
71
|
67
|
76
|
Tumor size (cm)
|
< 5
|
49
|
32
|
2.872
|
0.090
|
43
|
38
|
0.797
|
0.372
|
≥ 5
|
58
|
62
|
56
|
64
|
Grade
|
I + II
|
59
|
37
|
4.993
|
0.025*
|
55
|
41
|
4.750
|
0.029*
|
III + IV
|
48
|
57
|
44
|
61
|
Metastasis
|
NO
|
45
|
33
|
1.687
|
0.194
|
44
|
34
|
2.612
|
0.616
|
YES
|
62
|
61
|
55
|
68
|
VM
|
NO
|
89
|
64
|
6.270
|
0.012*
|
82
|
71
|
4.830
|
0.028*
|
YES
|
18
|
30
|
17
|
31
|
- *p <0.05
- HIF-1α protein was highly expressed in 94 of 201 HCC sample tissues (46.76%). LOXL2 protein was highly expressed in 102 of 201 HCC sample tissues (50.75%). Elevated HIF-1α and LOXL2 expression was correlated with an increase in tumor grade and VM