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Table 1 The association between HBx and E-cadherin, vimentin and clinical parameters in HCC

From: Hepatitis B virus x protein induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by regulating long non-coding RNA

Parameters

HBx negative (n = 14)

HBx positive (n = 33)

P Value

Age

50.0 ± 8.7

49.7 ± 9.3

 

Sex (male/female)

13/1

27/6

 

Grade

 I-II

8

21

 

 III-IV

6

12

 

Tumour size (diameter)

  ≤ 3 cm

7

14

 

>3 cm

7

19

 

AFP (≥300 ng/L)

6

11

 

Creatinine (μmol/L)

68.0 ± 16.5

72.7 ± 40.5

 

Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 0.6

5.2 ± 1.4

 

CEA (ng/ml)

3.9 ± 2.3

3.1 ± 1.6

 

E-cadherin

6.5 ± 2.5

4.1 ± 1.8

<0.05

Vimentin

3.5 ± 2.1

6.2 ± 3.1

<0.05