Clinicopathological variables | Ratio of nucleus to cytoplasm (≥ 1versus < 1) | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High total TKT level (n = 143) |  | Low total TKT level (n = 143) | ||||||||||
≥1 | < 1 | p Value |  | ≥1 | < 1 | p Value | ||||||
Mean | Count | Mean | Count | Â | Mean | Count | Mean | Count | ||||
Age | Â | 52 | Â | 51 | Â | Â | Â | 53 | Â | 53 | Â | Â |
Sex | Female | Â | 13 | Â | 10 | 0.490 | Â | Â | 18 | Â | 9 | 0.749 |
 | Male |  | 77 |  | 43 |  |  |  | 81 |  | 35 |  |
Cirrrhosis | Absent | Â | 70 | Â | 36 | 0.160 | Â | Â | 77 | Â | 34 | 0.862 |
 | Present |  | 19 |  | 17 |  |  |  | 21 |  | 10 |  |
Maximal tumor size | < 5 cm |  | 59 |  | 45 | 0.012* |  |  | 75 |  | 33 | 0.923 |
 | ≥ 5 cm |  | 31 |  | 8 |  |  |  | 24 |  | 11 |  |
Tumor number | Single | Â | 83 | Â | 50 | 0.632 | Â | Â | 92 | Â | 43 | 0.249 |
 | Multiple |  | 7 |  | 3 |  |  |  | 7 |  | 1 |  |
HBV infection | no | Â | 3 | Â | 2 | 0.890 | Â | Â | 7 | Â | 3 | 0.956 |
 | yes |  | 87 |  | 51 | . |  |  | 92 |  | 41 |  |
Anti_HCV | negtive | Â | 90 | Â | 53 | . | Â | Â | 98 | Â | 44 | 0.503 |
 | positive |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 0 |  |
TB | < 20 μM/L |  | 73 |  | 38 | 0.190 |  |  | 70 |  | 30 | 0.761 |
 | ≥ 20 μM/L |  | 17 |  | 15 |  |  |  | 29 |  | 14 |  |
AFP | < 20 ng/mL |  | 29 |  | 19 | 0.660 |  |  | 30 |  | 17 | 0.328 |
 | ≥ 20 ng/ml |  | 61 |  | 34 |  |  |  | 69 |  | 27 |  |
Microvascular invasion | absent | Â | 44 | Â | 28 | 0.650 | Â | Â | 70 | Â | 33 | 0.598 |
 | present |  | 46 |  | 25 |  |  |  | 29 |  | 11 |  |
Loss of Tumor encapsulation | Complete | Â | 38 | Â | 27 | 0.310 | Â | Â | 54 | Â | 28 | 0.310 |
 | Not complete |  | 52 |  | 26 |  |  |  | 45 |  | 16 |  |
Child-pugh score | A Class | Â | 10 | Â | 12 | 0.048* | Â | Â | 14 | Â | 14 | 0.010* |
 | B or C Class |  | 79 |  | 38 |  |  |  | 81 |  | 27 |  |
TNM stage | I-II | Â | 78 | Â | 50 | 0.150 | Â | Â | 96 | Â | 43 | 0.800 |
 | III-IV |  | 12 |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |