Table 4.

The Levels of Fibroblast Growth Factor 19, Des-γ-carboxy Prothrombin (DCP), and alpha-fetoprotein in the Three Studied Groups

		HCC group n=38	Cirrhosis group n=38	Control group n=38	p-value
	Range	2.8- 2766	0.6-267	0.5-5.8
FGF-19 (pg/mL)	Median	187	86.8	49.3	< 0.001
	Range	70.1-371.6	28.9-191.8	30.1-66.3
DCP (ng/mL)	Median	0.77	0.73	0.49	< 0.001
	Range	0.33-2.03	0.55-1.12	0.43-0.95
AFP (ng/mL)	Median	113	5	0.5	< 0.001

FGF-19, Fibroblast Growth Factor-19; DCP, Des-γ-carboxy prothrombin; AFP, Alpha-fetoprotein