TABLE 1.
Demographics of the selected HCC patients compared between patients with (TIPS) and without (No TIPS) a history of TIPS.
| Demographics | No TIPS, N = 40,691 | TIPS, N = 2,152 | p-value a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at listing (years), Mean (SD) | 59.61 (7.9) | 58.97 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.15 | ||
| F | 9,565 (24) | 477 (22) | |
| M | 31,126 (76) | 1,675 (78) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), Mean (SD) | 28.91 (5.4) | 29.60 (5.6) | <0.001 |
| Underlying liver disease, n (%) | |||
| Hepatitis B | 1,497 (3.7) | 43 (2.0) | |
| Hepatitis C | 12,958 (32) | 570 (26) | |
| Hepatitis C and B | 180 (0.4) | 6 (0.3) | |
| Hepatitis viral other | 16 (<0.1) | 1 (<0.1) | |
| NASH | 3,348 (8.2) | 249 (12) | |
| OH | 4,814 (12) | 498 (23) | |
| Other | 17,878 (44) | 785 (36) | |
| Last calculated MELD score, Mean (SD) | 14.08 (7.6) | 16.60 (7.1) | <0.001 |
| Unknown | 1,140 | 73 | |
| Waitlist HCC treatment, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| curative | 3,166 (7.8) | 164 (7.6) | |
| locoregional | 20,390 (50) | 953 (44) | |
| mixed | 2,332 (5.7) | 75 (3.5) | |
| untreated | 14,803 (36) | 960 (45) |
a
Welch Two Sample t-test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test.