From: A protein-based set of reference markers for liver tissues and hepatocellular carcinoma
Clinicopathological parameters | n = 103 | Beta-actin | HSP60 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Mean intensity (ppm) | pvalue | Mean intensity (ppm) | pvalue |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 88 | 7.59 ± 1.93 | 0.77a | 7.76 ± 1.76 | 0.55a |
   Female | 15 | 7.63 ± 1.11 |  | 7.70 ± 0.79 |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≥60 | 34 | 7.82 ± 1.26 | 0.50a | 7.89 ± 1.07 | 0.41a |
   < 60 | 69 | 7.40 ± 2.09 |  | 7.57 ± 1.91 |  |
HBsAg | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Positive | 89 | 7.70 ± 1.77 | 0.82a | 7.87 ± 1.76 | 0.49a |
   Negative | 14 | 7.52 ± 2.17 |  | 7.59 ± 0.92 |  |
Liver histology | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Chronic active hepatitis B | 34 | 7.94 ± 1.75 | 0.91b | 7.45 ± 0.85 | 0.34b |
   Mildly cirrhotic | 44 | 7.50 ± 1.01 |  | 7.72 ± 1.17 |  |
   Moderately cirrhotic | 22 | 7.69 ± 0.66 |  | 7.50 ± 0.50 |  |
   Severely cirrhotic | 3 | 7.31 ± 0.46 |  | 8.25 ± 0.42 |  |