Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 195 HCC patients enrolled in the study
| Characteristics | Total patients (n = 195) | Male (n = 129) | Female (n = 66) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | – | 66.2% | 33.8% | – |
| Age | ||||
| Median (range) | 62 (26–86) | 62 (28–86) | 61 (26–80) | 0.7446a |
| Stage | ||||
| Early (I/II) | 150 (76.9%) | 96 (74.4%) | 54 (81.8%) | 0.2459b |
| Late (III/IV) | 45 (23.1%) | 33 (25.6%) | 12 (18.2%) | |
| Viral infection | ||||
| HBV | 98 (50.3%) | 68 (52.7%) | 30 (45.5%) | 0.0867b |
| HCV | 80 (41%) | 48 (37.2%) | 32 (48.5%) | |
| NBNC | 17 (8.7%) | 13 (10.1%) | 4 (6.1%) | – |
| Cirrhosis | ||||
| Positive | 76 (39%) | 45 (34.9%) | 31 (47%) | 0.1015b |
| Negative | 119 (61%) | 84 (65.1%) | 35 (53%) | |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Yes | 68 (34.9%) | 66 (51.2%) | 2 (3%) | < 0.0001b |
| No | 120 (61.5%) | 60 (46.5%) | 60 (90.9%) | |
| Unknown | 7 (3.6%) | 3 (2.3%) | 4 (6.1%) | – |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 90 (46.2%) | 86 (66.7%) | 4 (6.1%) | < 0.0001b |
| No | 97 (49.7%) | 39 (30.2%) | 58 (87.9%) | |
| Unknown | 8 (4.1%) | 4 (3.1%) | 4 (6.1%) | – |
HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, NBNC non-B non-C
aCalculated by the Mann–Whitney test
bCalculated by chi-squared test