CircTP63 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by sponging miR-155-5p and upregulating ZBTB18

Table 1 Correlation between circTP63 expression and clinicopathological features in HCC patients (n = 90)

Chinicopathological characteristics	Total	CircTP63 high expression (n = 45)	CircTP63 low expression (n = 45)	X²	P value
Gender
Male	44	23	21	0.178	0.673
Female	46	22	24	0.178	0.673
Age
≤ 50	43	25	18	2.182	0.140
> 50	47	20	27	2.182	0.140
Tumor size
T1	26	7	19	12.492	0.006
T2	23	10	13
T3	20	12	8
T4	21	16	5
Differentiation
High	28	20	8	14.763	0.001
Moderate	29	17	12
Poor	33	8	25
Lymph node metastasis
Positive	42	28	14	8.750	0.003
Negative	48	17	31	8.750	0.003
TMN stages
I	23	5	18	14.809	0.002
II	23	11	12
III	23	14	9
IV	19	15	4

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