Clinical Study

MicroRNA-429 Modulates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis and Tumorigenesis

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients with HCC.

Characteristics

Age, yr 
 Mean ± SE46.7 ± 11.7
 Range15–75
Sex 
 Man, (%)125 (90.6)
 Female, (%)13 (9.4)
Ethnicity 
 Han, (%)107 (77.5)
 Zhuang, (%)31 (22.5)
HBV infection 
 HBsAg (−), (%)22 (15.9)
 HBsAg (+), (%)116 (84.1)
HCV infection 
 anti-HCV (−), (%)136 (98.6)
 anti-HCV (+), (%)2 (1.4)
Smoking status 
 No, (%)109 (79.0)
 Yes, (%)29 (21.0)
Drinking status 
 No, (%)110 (79.7)
 Yes, (%)28 (20.3)
AFB1 exposure 
 low, (%)72 (52.2)
 High, (%)66 (47.8)
Liver cirrhosis
 No, (%)2 (1.4)
 Yes, (%)136 (98.6)
TNM stage 
 I, (%)8 (5.8)
 II, (%)130 (94.2)
Tumor size 
 ≤5 cm, (%)68 (49.3)
 >5 cm, (%)70 (50.7)
Total, (%)138 (100)