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Table 3 Comparison of the plasma levels of reduced glutathione with some prognostic factors of HCC

From: Relation between GSTP1 polymorphism and oxidative stress in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

  

GSH (μM/mg) (N: 684-2525)

Adjusted p value

  

Median (range)

Age (years)

< 54

1976 (862-3011)

0.885

≥ 55

1861 (952-3000)

 

Gender

Female

1861 (877-2625)

0.403

Male

1952 (862-3011)

 

Tumor size (cm)

3

2013 (990-2409)

0.891

Less than 3

1952 (877-2720)

 

More than 3

1877 (862-3011)

 

No. of masses

≤ 3

1921 (867-3000)

0.669

> 3

1889 (862-3011)

 

Stage

Early stage

1961 (867-3000)

0.778

Late stage

1912 (862-3011)

 

Child score

A

1991 (952-3000)

0.043*

B

1952 (862-2720)

 

C

941 (894-987)

 

Distant metastasis

No

1919 (867-3011)

0.333

Yes

1247 (862-2931)

 

Liver cirrhosis

Negative

2568 (2124-3011)

*

Positive

1912 (862-3000)

 

Portal vein

Thrombosed

1689 (894-2911)

0.859

Patent

1988 (862-3011)

 

Splenomegaly

−ve

1746 (910-3000)

0.455

+ve

2003 (862-3011)

 

Ascites

Present

1731 (862-2416)

0.043*

Absent

1952 (922-3011)

 

L.Ns

−ve

1914 (862-3011)

0.369

+ve

2061 (899-2931)

 

Family history of HCC

Negative

1912 (862-3011)

0.448

Positive

2000 (992-2911)

 

HBV infection

B−ve

1906 (862-3011)

0.237

B + ve

2101 (2003-2573)

 

HCV infection

C−ve

1838 (910-3011)

0.905

C + ve

1921 (862-3000)

 

GSTP1 homo hetero vs wild

Mutant heterozygous

1991 (877-2911)

0.198

Mutant homozygous

1508 (894-2241)

 

Wild

1851 (862-3011)

 

GSTP1 wild vs mutant

Mutant

1964 (877-2911)

0.569

Wild

1851 (862-3011)

 
  1. Median and range in parenthesis
  2. Significant p value ≤ 0.05
  3. GSH reduced glutathione, GSTP1 glutathione S-transferase P1
  4. *No p value calculated because of small sample size