Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Variables	n = 31
Sex, male, n (%)	24(77.4%)
Age, mean ± SD, y	54.61 ± 13.54
BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2	23.59 ± 2.81
PT, median (IQR), s	10.90 (10.45–11.75)
INR, median (IQR)	0.99 (0.95–1.05)
PLT, mean ± SD,10*9/L	154.61 ± 49.84
ALT, median (IQR),U/L	26.00 (16.00–35.50)
AST, median (IQR),U/L	25.00 (18.00–32.00)
Albumin, mean ± SD, g/L	43.42 ± 3.14
TB, mean ± SD, μmol/L	13.42 ± 5.13
AFP, median (IQR), ng/ml	3.88 (2.77–65.59)
PIVKA-2, median (IQR), mAU/mL	54.00 (22.45–181.00)
Maximum diameter, median (IQR), cm	2.80 (2.00–4.00)
HBV( +), n (%)	27(87.1%)

IQR, interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, BMI Body Mass Index, PT Prothrombin Time, INR International Normalized Ratio, PLT Platelet, ALT, alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, ALB Albumin, TB Total Bilirubin AF