Characteristic | Number | miR-148a expression | Â | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | 2-Δcq | T | P value |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 55 | 0.71 ± 0.40 | 0.561 | 0.712 |
 Female | 41 | 0.85 ± 0.58 |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤60 | 42 | 0.74 ± 0.71 | −0.579 | 0.462 |
 >60 | 54 | 0.95 ± 0.47 |  |  |
Tumor diameter (cm) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤5 | 55 | 0.84 ± 0.43 | 3.734 | 0.316 |
 >5 | 47 | 0.80 ± 0.58 |  |  |
Vein invasion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 81 | 0.77 ± 0.43 | −0.273 | 0.131 |
 Positive | 20 | 0.80 ± 0.55 |  |  |
With cirrhosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative | 18 | 0.71 ± 0.45 | −0.236 | 0.621 |
 Positive | 78 | 0.80 ± 0.52 |  |  |
Metastasis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 46 | 0.82 ± 0.46 | −1.767 | 0.021 |
 No | 50 | 1.32 ± 0.63 |  |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I + II | 41 | 1.53 ± 0.41 | 4.126 |  0.042 |
 III + IV | 55 | 0.86 ± 0.34 |  |  |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Well | 4 | 0.71 ± 0.32 | −0.842 | 0.412 |
 Moderate | 77 | 0.85 ± 0.47 |  |  |
 Poor | 15 | 0.62 ± 0.34 |  |  |