Table 5.
Characteristics of patients according to Child-Pugh class
| Parameter | Class A (n = 17) | Class B (n = 14) | P value |
| Sex (male:female) | 16:1 | 7:7 | 0.017 |
| Age (yr) (mean ± SD) | 61.2 ± 8.3 | 66.9 ± 8.9 | NS |
| Cause of cirrhosis | |||
| HCV | 15 | 14 | NS |
| Non- HCV | 2 | 0 | |
| AFP level | |||
| ≤ 20 μg/L | 9 | 6 | NS |
| > 20 μg/L | 8 | 8 | |
| Tumor multiplicity | |||
| Uninodular | 11 | 10 | NS |
| Multinodular | 6 | 4 | |
| Tumor diameter (mm) (mean ± SD) | |||
| ≤ 10 | 7 | 5 | NS |
| 11-15 | 10 | 9 | |
| Histological characteristics | |||
| Well-differentiated | 9 | 9 | NS |
| Well to moderately differentiated | 8 | 5 | |
| Arterial blood flow | |||
| Positive | 5 | 4 | NS |
| Negative | 5 | 8 | |
| Portal blood flow | |||
| Positive | 7 | 5 | NS |
| Negative | 4 | 5 |
NS: Not significant.