Table 3. Characteristic of Patients with HCC.
Group | |||
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 |
No. of patients | 293 | 143 | 39 |
Mean age ± SD, yr | 54.3±11.2 | 52.0±10.1 | 53.1±9.8 |
Gender, male/female | 246/47 | 125/18 | 33/5 |
HBsAg, positive/negative | 235/58 | 120/23 | 37/2 |
Background, CH/LC | 102/139 | 30/105 | 13/26 |
AFP level (ng/ml), >400/≤400 | 115/178 | 58/85 | 11/28 |
Child-Pugh score, A/B/C | 267/24/2 | 116/25/2 | 39/0/0 |
ALT level, >40/≤40 U/L | 131/162 | 70/73 | 17/22 |
Tumor size* (cm), >5/≤5 | 138/155 | 65/78 | 18/21 |
Number of tumors, single/multiple | 205/88 | 88/55 | 7/32 |
Tumor stage, I/II/III/IV | 148/55/83/7 | 63/32/41/7 | 20/11/8/0 |
Tumor differentiation, I/II/III | 21/130/142 | 6/72/65 | 2/21/16 |
HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; CH, chronic hepatitis; LC, liver cirrhosis; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.
Tumor size is expressed by the maximum diameter of tumors.