Variables Methylation+(32) Methylation-(16)  
Age <65 18 7 0.414
>65 14 9  
HBV 7 0 0.042*
HCV 23 15  
Patho mod+poor 29 14 0.738
well 3 2  
Size <50 23 12 0.818
>50 9 4  
Size <30 15 7 0.838
>30 17 9  
Size <20 7 1 0.171
>20 25 15  
Number solitary 21 10 0.831
multiple 11 6  
eg 26 15 0.462
ig 4 1  
fc- 5 2 0.772
fc+ 27 14  
fc-inf- 5 2 0.741
fc-inf+ 26 14  
vp- 25 14 0.553
vp+ 6 2  
vv- 31 15 0.159
vv+ 0 1  
vp or vv- 25 13 0.802
vp or vv+ 7 3  
z1 12 13 0.004*
z2 20 3  
stage12 22 10 0.665
stage34 10 6  
AFP <20 9 10 0.022*
>20 23 6  
ChildA 30 13 0.181
ChildB 2 3  
Alb <3.5 5 16 <0.001*
>3.5 27 0  
PT <80 21 11 0.829
>80 11 5  
R15 <10 13 4 0.286
>10 19 12  
Damage A 18 11 0.404
Table 4: Clinicopathological Features and Results of STEAP4 Hypermethylation in HCC. patho: pathological findings, mod+poor: moderately or poorly differentiated, well: well differentiated, Eg: expansive growth, ig: infiltrative growth, fc: formation of capsule, fcinf: infiltration to capsule, vp: portal vessel invasion, vv: venus vessel invasion, z: liver cirrhosis, AFP: alpha feto protein, Alb: albumin value, PT: prothrombin time, R15: ICG R15, damage: degree of liver damage.