Table 1.

The relationship between Twist,VEGF,MVD and clinicopathological features

TWISTVEGF
CharacteristicsTotalNegativePositivep*NegativePositivep*MVDP**
Gender
Male341519122274.36 ± 30.86
Female6330.789330.49381.72 ± 19.410.579
Tumor size (cm)
≤5189961285.88 ± 25.98
>5229130.5659130.62266.59 ± 29.640.037
AFP level (μg/L)
≤2015787872.73 ± 26.64
>202511140.8708170.35477.22 ± 31.290.647
Tumor grade
Well11654778.96 ± 32.97
Moderate1991061380.26 ± 28.56
Poor10370.507550.62061.04 ± 24.760.245
Intrahepatic metastasis
Present1851351382.58 ± 29.30
Absent221390.04810120.25168.03 ± 28.160.123
  • * P using χ2 test;

  • ** p: using independent-samples ttest or one-way ANOVA.