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Table 2 Correlation of high and low serum AFP levels and Cx43 expression with prognoses of patients with HBV-HCC who underwent radical resections

From: Connexin-43 can delay early recurrence and metastasis in patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma and low serum alpha-fetoprotein after radical hepatectomy

	Cx43 expression	n	DFS			OS
			Median (m)	χ²	PValue	Median (m)	χ²	PValue
Low AFP	+	78(23.3%)	44.00	4.963	0.026*	84.00	14.148	0.000*
Low AFP	-	81(34.6%)	20.12	4.963	0.026*	42.74	14.148	0.000*
High AFP	+	21(9.0%)	11.45	1.721	0.190	54.03	0.012	0.912
High AFP	-	54(23.1%)	16.80	1.721	0.190	61.99	0.012	0.912
Total	+	99(42.3%)	33.57	2.440	0.118	84.00	10.657	0.001*
	-	135(57.7%)	19.36			47.97

*P < 0.05.

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