miR-876 Inhibits EMT and Liver Fibrosis via POSTN to Suppress Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 3

Clinical characteristics and expressions of POSTN in 127 HCC patients.

Parameters	Total case	POSTN
		High	Low	value
All case	127	63	64
Gender				0.370
Male	22	9	13
Female	105	54	51
Age (years)				0.789
≥60	25	13	12
<60	102	50	52
Tumor size (cm)				0.163
>5	96	51	45
≤5	31	12	19
Tumor number				0.040
Multiple	34	22	12
Single	93	41	52
HBsAg				0.116
Yes	111	58	53
No	16	5	11
AFP				0.424
>400	64	34	30
≤400	63	29	34
Liver cirrhosis				0.002
Yes	61	39	22
No	66	24	42
Child stage				1.000
A	118	59	59
B	9	4	5
Tumor thrombus				0.007
Yes	26	19	7
No	101	44	57
Stage (UICC)				0.015
I-II	78	32	46
III-IV	49	31	18

Fisher’s exact test.