Clinical factor | miR-31-5p expression | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Low expression (n = 40) | High expression (n = 32) | ||
Age(y) | |||
 < 60 | 25 | 18 | 0.406 |
  ≥ 60 | 15 | 16 |  |
Gender | |||
 Male | 21 | 13 | 0.316 |
 Female | 19 | 19 |  |
Tumour size (cm) | |||
 < 5 | 14 | 21 | 0.010** |
  ≥ 5 | 26 | 11 |  |
AFP (ng/mL) | |||
 < 20 | 18 | 17 | 0.493 |
  ≥ 20 | 22 | 15 |  |
TNM stage | |||
 I + II | 10 | 20 | 0.001*** |
 III + IV | 30 | 12 |  |
HBV infection | |||
 No | 27 | 25 | 0.317 |
 Yes | 13 | 7 |  |
Cirrhosis | |||
 No | 26 | 21 | 0.956 |
 Yes | 14 | 11 |  |
Metastasis | |||
 No | 16 | 23 | 0.007** |
 Yes | 24 | 9 |