From: Expressions of heparanase and upstream stimulatory factor in hepatocellular carcinoma
Features | n | HPSE expression | USF1 expression | USF2 expression | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ | − | P | + | − | P | + | − | P | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0.789 | 25 | 19 | 0.850 | 27 | 17 | 0.991 |
 Female | 13 | 8 | 5 |  | 7 | 6 |  | 8 | 5 |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 55 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0.850 | 22 | 17 | 0.952 | 26 | 13 | 0.230 |
 ≥ 55 | 18 | 11 | 7 |  | 10 | 8 |  | 9 | 9 |  |
Tumor diameter (cm) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.419 | 7 | 11 | 0.672 | 8/1 | 10 | 0.520 |
 ≥ 5 | 39 | 28 | 11 |  | 18 | 21 |  | 21 | 18 |  |
AFP (μg/l) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 < 400 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 0.709 | 13 | 8 | 0.503 | 12 | 9 | 0.614 |
 ≥ 400 | 36 | 14 | 7 |  | 19 | 17 |  | 23 | 13 |  |
HBsAg | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive | 41 | 30 | 11 | 0.217 | 20 | 21 | 0.073 | 24 | 17 | 0.477 |
 Negative | 16 | 9 | 7 |  | 12 | 4 |  | 11 | 5 |  |
Cirrhosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.419 | 16 | 5 | 0.020 | 17 | 4 | 0.021 |
 No | 36 | 26 | 10 |  | 16 | 20 |  | 18 | 18 |  |
Histological differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Well + moderate | 38 | 22 | 16 | 0.016 | 17 | 21 | 0.014 | 19 | 19 | 0.012 |
 Poor | 19 | 17 | 2 |  | 15 | 4 |  | 16 | 3 |  |
TNM staging | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 I + II | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0.016 | 12 | 19 | 0.004 | 15 | 16 | 0.028 |
 III + IV | 26 | 22 | 4 |  | 20 | 6 |  | 20 | 6 |  |
Tendency to MR | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 High | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0.003 | 24 | 11 | 0.017 | 26 | 9 | 0.012 |
 Low | 22 | 10 | 12 |  | 8 | 14 |  | 9 | 13 |  |
Postoperative MR | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.032 | 14 | 7 | 0.035 | 16 | 5 | 0.002 |
 No | 30 | 21 | 15 |  | 12 | 18 |  | 6 | 24 |  |
HPSE expression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive | 39 |  |  |  | 27 | 12 | 0.003 | 28 | 11 | 0.018 |
 Negative | 18 |  |  |  | 5 | 13 |  | 7 | 11 |  |