Transforming growth factor-β and peripheral regulatory cells are negatively correlated with the overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of 100 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma n (%)

Variables	HCC (n = 100)	Normal controls (n = 36)	P value
Average age (yr)	53.33	50.36	0.16
Age (yr)			0.61
≤ 50	45 (45.0)	18 (50.0)
> 50	55 (55.0)	18 (50.0)
Sex			0.68
Male	65 (65.0)	22 (61.1)
Female	35 (35.0)	14 (38.9)
T classification
T1	12 (12.0)
T2	36 (36.0)
T3	42 (42.0)
T4	10 (10.0)

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.