Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients
| Patient characteristics | Group A (N = 43) | Group B (N = 42) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | |||
| Age | 0.754 | ||
| >50 year | 25 | 23 | |
| <50 year | 18 | 19 | |
| Sex | 1.000a | ||
| Male/female | 39/4 | 39/3 | |
| Aetiology | 0.298b | ||
| HBV/HCV/alcohol | 40/2/1 | 40/1/1 | |
| Morphology | 0.733 | ||
| Multi-nodular/diffuse/massive | 15/19/9 | 18/17/7 | |
| Maximum diameter | 0.700 | ||
| >5 cm | 28 | 29 | |
| ≤5 cm | 15 | 13 | |
| α-Fetoprotein | 0.593 | ||
| >400 ng/mL | 25 | 29 | |
| ≤400 ng/mL | 18 | 13 | |
| Location of tumour thrombosis | 0.778b | ||
| MPV + RPVB | 33 | 31 | |
| MPV + LPVB | 7 | 9 | |
| MPV + RPVB + LPVB | 3 | 2 | |
| Ascites | 0.922 | ||
| Yes | 24 | 23 | |
| No | 19 | 19 | |
| Child-Pugh class | 0.756 | ||
| A | 17 | 18 | |
| B | 26 | 24 | |
| ECOG | 0.379 | ||
| 0/1/2 | 8/26/9 | 7/28/7 | |
MPV main portal vein, RPVB right portal vein branches, LPVB left portal vein branches, massive tumour: maximum diameter >10 cm
aFisher’s exact test was used
bThe likelihood ratio test was used