Table 1 Relationship between LINC00680 and clinicopathological parameters of 74 HCC patients
Variables | Number of cases | LINC00680 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
low | high | |||
Ages | ||||
 ≥ 50 | 40 | 21 | 19 |  |
 < 50 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0.641 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 61 | 31 | 30 |  |
 Female | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0.588 |
Etiology | ||||
 No | 33 | 16 | 17 |  |
 Yes | 41 | 21 | 20 | 0.815 |
Serum AFP | ||||
 ≤ 200 | 38 | 18 | 20 |  |
 > 200 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 0.642 |
Tumor stage | ||||
 I/II | 52 | 30 | 22 |  |
 III/IV | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.042 |
Tumor size | ||||
 ≤ 5 cm | 41 | 29 | 12 |  |
 > 5 cm | 33 | 8 | 25 | < 0.001 |
Alcohol history | ||||
 No | 37 | 18 | 19 |  |
 Yes | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0.816 |
Cirrhosis | ||||
 No | 34 | 26 | 8 |  |
 Yes | 40 | 11 | 29 | < 0.001 |
Microvascular invasion | ||||
 No | 41 | 30 | 11 |  |
 Yes | 33 | 7 | 26 | < 0.001 |
Smoking | ||||
 No | 42 | 22 | 20 |  |
 Yes | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0.639 |