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. 2022 Dec 6;30(1):23–33. doi: 10.32604/or.2022.026044

Table 1. Baseline characters before and after PSM.

Variables The entire cohort The PSM cohort
TACE (N = 78) Surgery (N = 51) p value TACE (N = 31) Surgery (N = 31) p value
Sex 0.624 1.000
Female 11 (14.1%) 9 (17.6%) 6 (19.4%) 5 (16.1%)
Male 67 (85.9%) 42 (82.4%) 25 (80.6%) 26 (83.9%)
Age level 1.000 1.000
<60 57 (73.1%) 37 (72.5%) 25 (80.6%) 24 (77.4%)
≥60 21 (26.9%) 14 (27.5%) 6 (19.4%) 7 (22.6%)
Age (years) 50.88 ± 13.35 51.78 ± 12.89 0.705 52.00 ± 10.37 52.00 ± 10.22 0.922
HBsAg 0.121 0.174
Negative 20 (25.6%) 20 (39.2%) 7 (22.6%) 13 (41.9%)
Positive 58 (74.4%) 31 (60.8%) 24 (77.4%) 18 (58.1%)
Anti-HCV 0.152 0.238
Negative 74 (94.9%) 51 (100.0%) 28 (90.3%) 31 (100.0%)
Positive 4 (5.1%) 0 (0%) 3 (9.7%) 0 (0%)
TBIL (umol/L) 22.50 ± 24.51 27.32 ± 70.23 0.580 22.67 ± 20.47 19.14 ± 21.34 0.512
ALT (IU/L) 0.443 0.293
<35 27 (34.5%) 14 (27.5%) 14 (45.2%) 9 (29.0%)
≥35 51 (65.4%) 37 (72.5%) 17 (54.8%) 22 (71.0%)
AST (IU/L) 0.422 0.786
<35 19 (24.4%) 16 (31.4%) 9 (29.0%) 11 (35.5%)
≥35 59 (75.6%) 35 (68.6%) 22 (71.0%) 20 (64.5%)
Albumin (g/L) 40.32 ± 5.85 41.79 ± 5.97 0.169 39.78 ± 6.39 41.80 ± 4.69 0.162
APTT 30.71 ± 6.16 28.87 ± 4.04 0.065 31.45 ± 5.68 28.53 ± 3.33 0.016
INR 1.26 ± 1.40 1.05 ± 0.17 0.276 1.50 ± 2.19 1.05 ± 0.19 0.261
AFP (<400/≥400 ug/L) 1.000 1.000
<400 46 (59.0%) 30 (58.8%) 22 (71.0%) 21 (67.7%)
≥400 32 (41.0%) 21 (41.2%) 9 (29.0%) 10 (32.3%)
Platelet count (×10^9/L) 0.340 1.000
<100 29 (37.2%) 14 (27.5%) 10 (32.3%) 10 (32.3%)
≥100 49 (62.8%) 37 (72.5%) 21 (67.7%) 21 (67.7%)
CNLC stage 0.092 1.000
IIa 31 (39.7%) 28 (54.9%) 16 (51.6%) 16 (51.6%)
IIb 47 (60.3%) 23 (45.1%) 15 (48.4%) 15 (48.4%)
Ascites 0.362 0.425
NO 69 (88.5%) 48 (94.1%) 26 (83.9%) 29 (93.5%)
YES 9 (11.5%) 3 (9.3%) 5 (16.1%) 2 (6.5%)
Largest tumor size (<5/≥5 cm) 0.629 1.000
<5 64 (82.1%) 44 (86.3%) 26 (83.9%) 27 (87.1%)
≥5 14 (17.9%) 7 (13.7%) 5 (16.1%) 4 (12.9%)
Spiegel 1.000 1.000
NO 37 (47.4%) 25 (49.0%) 15 (48.4%) 16 (51.6%)
YES 41 (52.6%) 26 (51.0%) 16 (51.6%) 15 (48.4%)
Paracava 0.851 0.780
NO 52 (66.7%) 33 (64.7%) 23 (74.2%) 21 (67.7%)
YES 26 (33.3%) 18 (35.3%) 8 (25.8%) 10 (32.3%)
Caudate 0.112 0.570
NO 67 (85.9%) 38 (74.5%) 24 (77.4%) 21 (67.7%)
YES 11 (14.1%) 13 (25.5%) 7 (22.6%) 10 (32.3%)
Child-Pugh 0.147 1.000
A 61 (78.2%) 34 (66.7%) 23 (74.2%) 23 (74.2%)
B 17 (21.8%) 17 (33.3%) 8 (25.8%) 8 (25.8%)
ECOG      1 78 (100.0%) 51 (100.0%) 31 (100.0%) 31 (100.0%)

Note: PSM Propensity score matching, HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen, HCV Hepatitis C virus, TBIL Total bilirubin, ALT Glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, AST Glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time, INR International normalized ratio, AFP Alpha-fetoprotein, CNLC China liver cancer staging, ECOG Eastern cooperative oncology group.