Table 1.
Patients characteristics according to the presence/absence of portal hypertension
| Variable |
Portal hypertension |
Pvalue | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| n | 44 | 91 | |
| Age (yr) | 0.55 | ||
| < 70 | 31 (70) | 60 (66) | |
| > 70 | 13 (30) | 31 (34) | |
| Etiology of liver disease | 0.21 | ||
| Alcohol | 7 (16) | 24 (26) | |
| Viral hepatitis | 36 (82) | 59 (65) | |
| Other | 1 (2) | 8 (9) | |
| Serum ALT level (U/L) | 0.01 | ||
| < 80 | 23 (52) | 74 (81) | |
| > 80 | 21 (48) | 17 (19) | |
| Serum AST level (U/L) | 0.01 | ||
| < 80 | 21 (48) | 68 (75) | |
| > 80 | 23 (52) | 23 (25) | |
| Child-Pugh class | 0.01 | ||
| Class A | 29 (66) | 81 (89) | |
| Class B | 15 (33) | 10 (11) | |
| Bilirubin level (mg/dL) | 0.01 | ||
| < 2 | 31 (71) | 88 (97) | |
| 2-3 | 8 (18) | 3 (3) | |
| > 3 | 5 (11) | 0 (0) | |
| Albumin level (g/L) | 0.01 | ||
| < 28 | 7 (16) | 8 (9) | |
| 28-35 | 18 (41) | 14 (15) | |
| > 35 | 19 (43) | 69 (76) | |
| Platelet count | 0.01 | ||
| ≤ 100 000/mm3 | 31 (70) | 0 | |
| > 100 000/mm3 | 13 (30) | 91 (100) | |
| Esophageal varices | 0.01 | ||
| Yes | 17 (39) | 0 | |
| No | 27 (61) | 91 (100) | |
| α-fetoprotein level (ng/dL) | 0.86 | ||
| < 20 | 19 (43) | 42 (46) | |
| > 20 | 25 (57) | 49 (54) | |
| Size (cm) | 0.03 | ||
| < 3 | 14 (32) | 30 (33) | |
| 3-5 | 21 (48) | 23 (25 | |
| > 5 | 9 (20) | 38 (42) | |
| Number of nodules | 0.51 | ||
| Single | 32 (73) | 65 (72) | |
| 2 HCC | 8 (18) | 12 (13) | |
| 3 HCC or more | 4 (9) | 14 (15) | |
| Macrovascular Invasion | 0.16 | ||
| No | 42 (95) | 73 (80) | |
| Yes | 2 (5) | 18 (20) | |
| Microvascular invasion | 0.24 | ||
| No | 29 (66) | 43 (47) | |
| Yes | 15 (34) | 48 (53) | |
| Type of hepatectomy | 0.58 | ||
| Wedge resection | 10 (23) | 16 (18) | |
| Segmentectomy | 26 (59) | 52 (57) | |
| More than 1 segment | 8 (18) | 23 (25) | |
ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.