Table 2.
The association of preoperative plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels with recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
n | Distribution by OPNa | OPN level (ng/ml, median [IQR]) | P b | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<200 (%) | ≥200 (%) | ||||
No HCC recurrence | 39 | 32 (82.1) | 7 (17.9) | 153.70 (101.05, 184.70) | 0.0013 |
HCC recurrence | 54 | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) | 213.55 (158.85, 355.09) |
aCase numbers within different OPN levels
bMann-Whitney U-test
IQR interquartile range