Transcription factor glucocorticoid modulatory element-binding protein 1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activating Yes-associate protein 1

Table 1 Correlation between glucocorticoid modulatory element-binding protein 1 expression and multiple clinicopathological characteristics in hepatocellular carcinoma patients (n = 55)

Characteristic	Number		GMEB1 expression		χ2	P value
			High (n = 29)	Low (n = 26)
Age (yr)
< 60	25		14	11
≥ 60	30		15	15	0.197	0.657
Gender
Male	23		17	13
Female	32		12	13	0.419	0.517
Alcoholism
Negative	24		15	9
Positive	31		14	17	1.632	0.201
HBV
Negative	28		16	12
Positive	27		13	14	0.446	0.504
Tumor size (cm)
≤ 3	18		12	6
> 3	37		10	27	7.928	0.005b
TNM stage
I-II		20	11	9
III-IV		35	7	28	7.081	0.007b
Differentiation
Well/moderate		28	13	15
Poor		27	16	11	0.980	0.322

^bP < 0.01. GMEB1: Glucocorticoid modulatory element-binding protein 1; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; TNM: Tumor node metastasis.