Circ_0064288 acts as an oncogene of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting miR-335-5p expression and promoting ROCK1 expression

Table 3 Correlation between circ_0064288 expression and clinicopathological features of the 36 HCC patients

Characteristics	Number	circ_00064288 expression		P value
Characteristics	Number	Low	High	P value
Age (years)
≤ 50	9	3	6	0.441
> 50	27	15	12
Gender
Male	22	11	11	1.000
Female	14	7	7
TMN stage
I/II	13	9	4	0.165
III/IV	23	9	14
Tumor size (cm)
< 5	15	11	4	0.042*
≥ 5	21	7	14
Vascular invasion
Yes	9	2	7	0.124
No	27	16	11
AFP (μg/L)
≤ 400	11	6	5	1.000
> 400	25	12	13
Aetiology
HBV infection	26	13	13	0.435
Alcoholic liver disease	4	3	1
Fatty liver disease & others	6	2	4

P value was calculated by Fisher’s exact test. * denotes p values less than 0.05

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