Expression and Clinical Significance of Livin Protein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Correlation between livin protein expression and clinicopathological characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Clinico-pathological characteristics			Livin protein expression in tissues					Livin protein expression in blood plasma		𝑃 value
		No. cases	No. positives	No. negatives	𝜒^2 value	𝑃 value	No. cases	No. cases with; high expression	No. cases with; low expression
Age (years)	≤55	28	19	9	0.047	>0.05	16	6	10	>0.05
	>55	22	13	9			15	10	5
Cirrhosis	Positive	44	24	20		>0.05
	Negative	6	3	3
HBsAg	Positive	41	26	15		>0.05	20	10	10	>0.05
	Negative	9	5	4			11	4	6
HBcAb	Positive	49	26	23		>0.05
	Negative	1	1	0
AFP (ng/mL)	>400	20	13	7	0.019	>0.05	13	5	8	>0.05
	<400	30	19	11			18	11	7
Tumor diameter (cm)	≤3	7	5	2		>0.05	12	8	4	>0.05
	>3	43	18	25			19	8	11
Growth pattern	Infiltration	28	15	13	3.029	>0.05	14	7	7	>0.05
	Expansion	22	17	5			17	9	8
Degree of differentiation	High	18	12	6	0.467	>0.05	14	7	7	>0.05
	Moderate	23	14	9			14	7	7
	Low	9	6	3			3	2	1
Recurrence and metastasis	Yes	25	15	10	0.471	>0.05	17	8	9	>0.05
	No	25	17	8			14	7	7