Table 1 Correlation between KSR2 levels in 198 HCC patients and their clinicopathologic characteristics

Age

0.200

  < 53

103

47

56

  ≥ 53

95

52

43

Gender

1.000

 Male

170

85

85

 Female

28

14

14

HBsAg

0.852

 No

35

17

18

 Yes

163

82

81

Anti-HCV

0.902

 No

7

4

3

 Yes

191

95

96

Liver cirrhosis

0.817

 No

21

11

10

 Yes

177

88

89

AFP

0.769

  < 20 ng/mL

74

36

38

  ≥ 20 ng/mL

124

63

61

ALT

0.540

  ≤ 50 U/L

136

70

66

  > 50 U/L

62

29

33

GGT

1.000

  ≤ 60 U/L

112

56

56

  > 60 U/L

86

43

43

Number of tumors

0.182

 1

165

79

86

  > 1

33

20

13

Tumor size

0.032

  < 5 cm

111

63

48

  ≥ 5 cm

87

36

51

Tumor differentiation

0.752

 good /middle

142

70

72

 poor

56

29

27

Tumor capsule

0.670

 No

95

49

46

 Yes

103

50

53

Stage

0.641

 I

139

71

68

 II

59

28

31