Table 1 Association between circ_0004913 expression and clinicopathologic features of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
| Variables | circ_0004913 expression | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High n=25 | Low n=25 | ||
| Age (years) | 0.571 | ||
| ≤60 | 12 | 14 | |
| >60 | 13 | 11 | |
| Gender | 0.774 | ||
| Female | 11 | 10 | |
| Male | 14 | 15 | |
| HBs antigen | 0.248 | ||
| Absent | 8 | 12 | |
| Present | 17 | 13 | |
| Liver cirrhosis | 0.771 | ||
| With | 16 | 15 | |
| Without | 9 | 10 | |
| AFP (ng/ml) | 0.556 | ||
| ≤200 | 10 | 8 | |
| >200 | 15 | 17 | |
| Tumor size | 0.009** | ||
| ≤3 cm | 20 | 11 | |
| >3 cm | 5 | 14 | |
| Vascular invasion | 0.047* | ||
| Absent | 15 | 8 | |
| Present | 10 | 17 | |
| TNM stage | 0.011* | ||
| I-II | 18 | 9 | |
| III-IV | 7 | 16 | |
| Edmondson grade | 0.024* | ||
| I-II | 16 | 8 | |
| III-IV | 9 | 17 | |