Table 1 Association of MALAT1 expression with clinicopathological features of HCC patients (n = 40)
Feature | Relative MALAT1 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 11) | High (n = 29) | ||
Age | |||
 ≤ 50 | 4 | 4 | 0.503 |
 > 50 | 7 | 25 |  |
Sex | |||
 Male | 9 | 20 | 0.602 |
 Female | 2 | 9 |  |
AFP (μg/L) | |||
 ≤ 20 | 5 | 19 | 0.403 |
 > 20 | 6 | 10 |  |
HBV | |||
 Positive | 7 | 13 | 0.521 |
 Negative | 4 | 16 |  |
Liver cirrhosis | |||
 Yes | 8 | 26 | 0.063 |
 No | 3 | 3 |  |
Tumor diameter (cm) | |||
 ≤ 5 | 8 | 7 | 0.022 |
 > 5 | 3 | 22 |  |
TNM stage | |||
 I + II | 9 | 5 | 0.010 |
 III + IV | 2 | 24 |  |