Table 1 Clinicopathologic variables and the expression status of Nrf2

Gender

0.828

0.381

 Male

44

34

10

 Female

21

14

7

Age

1.092

0.398

 <60

30

24

6

 ≥60

35

24

11

Metastasis

15.023

<0.001

 Negative

35

19

16

 Positive

30

29

1

Differentiation

10.955

0.001

 Well + Moderate

35

20

15

 Poor

30

28

2

HBV infection

2.578

0.167

 Negative

14

8

6

 Positive

51

40

11

Liver cirrhosis

0.828

0.381

 No

21

14

7

 Yes

44

34

10

AFP

0.088

1.000

 ≤400 μg/L

21

16

5

 >400 μg/L

44

32

12

Tumor size

5.388

0.026

 <5 cm

34

21

13

 ≥5 cm

31

27

4

Tumor number

0.427

0.579

 Single

35

27

8

 Multiple

30

21

9