Table 3 The genotype distribution and the frequency of alleles of the PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism in HCC and control groups
| Â | HCC patients (n = 50) | Control (n = 47) | OR (95% confidence interval) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |||
Genotype | ||||||
 5G/5G | 12 | 24.0 | 12 | 25.5 | 1 (reference) | Reference |
 4G/4G | 9 | 18.0 | 11 | 23.4 | 0.82 (0.25–2.69) | 0.978 |
 4G/5G | 29 | 58.0 | 24 | 51.1 | 1.21 (0.46–3.17) | 0.890 |
 4G/4G + 4G/5G | 38 | 76.0 | 35 | 74.5 | 1.08 (0.43–2.73) | 0.952 |
Alleles | ||||||
 5G | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51.1 | 1 (reference) |  |
 4G | 53 | 53.0 | 46 | 48.9 | 1.17 (0.67–2.07) | 0.673 |