Increased KIF21B expression is a potential prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Correlation between KIF21B expression and clinicopathological characteristics

Characteristic	n	KIF21B expression		P value
		Low	High
Age (yr)				0.877
> 55	115	42	73
≤ 55	71	27	44
Gender				0.286
Male	102	34	68
Female	84	35	49
Tumor size (cm)				0.229
> 5	89	29	60
≤ 5	97	40	57
Liver cirrhosis				0.543
Yes	103	36	67
No	83	33	50
TNM stage				0.046a
I-II	105	32	73
III-IV	81	37	44
HBsAg				0.003b
Yes	110	31	79
No	76	38	38
AFP (ng/mL)				0.061
> 400	112	40	72
≤ 400	74	29	45
Vascular invasion				0.012a
Yes	117	35	82
No	69	34	35

P < 0.05 was considered significant,

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01; Statistical analyses were performed using the χ² test.