The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 5 Relation between miRNA 486-5p and the different parameters in the HCC group (n = 25)

From: Role of serum micro-RNA 486-5p in Egyptian cirrhotic hepatitis C patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

		Micro-RNA 486-5p		U	p
		Mean ± SD	Median (Min.–Max.)	U	p
No. of lesions
Single	8	181.1 ± 397.2	7.52 (0.59–1147)	47.0	0.238
Multiple	17	81.99 ± 214.4	2.12 (0.03–867)	47.0	0.238
Size (cm)
2 to 3	3	25.99 ± 42.97	2.35 (0.03–75.58)	29.0	0.783
> 3	22	125.7 ± 297.9	2.17 (0.08–1147)	29.0	0.783
Portal vein invasion
Absent	16	105.5 ± 219.5	9.60 (0.08–867)	37.0^*	0.049^*
Present	9	128.3 ± 382	0.59 (0.03–1147)	37.0^*	0.049^*

^*Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05

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