Table 1.
Main demographic and clinical characteristics of liver transplant recipients (n = 240) according to the presence (n = 80, 33.3%) or absence (n = 160, 66.7%) of HCC
| HCC present (n = 80) | HCC absent (n = 160) | P value | ||
| Male gender | 178 (74.2) | 70 | 108 | < 0.0010 |
| Age1 (yr) | 55 (22-68) | 57.2 ± 5.9 | 52.0 ± 8.6 | < 0.0001 |
| Body mass index1 (kg/m2) | 25.2 (14.8-48.5) | 26.4 ± 4.2 | 24.7 ± 3.3 | < 0.0010 |
| Etiology | ||||
| Viral (n = 137) | 50 | 87 | NS | |
| HBV | 37 (15.4) | |||
| HCV | 100 (41.7) | |||
| Alcoholic | 103 (42.9) | |||
| Child-Pugh score1 | 8 (5-14) | 7 (5-14) | 8 (5-13) | < 0.0001 |
| Child-Pugh score1 > 8 (n = 87) | 22 | 65 | < 0.0500 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 67 (27.9) | 29 | 38 | < 0.0500 |
The continuous variables are reported as means (standard deviation), whereas the categorical variables are reported as frequencies (%). Statistical analysis was performed using the Student’s t-test for continuous variables and the Pearson χ2 test for categorical variables.
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At transplant operation. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NS: Not significant.