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. 2012 Oct 5;7(10):e45066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045066

Table 2. Baseline demographic and clinical parameters.

n % Median survival [months] 95%-CI p-value
Age 0.163
<64 Years 199 49.1 15.5 12.2–18.8
>64 Years 206 50.9 23.1 18.1–29.7
Sex 0.3872
Female 70 17.3 19.6 14.4–32.7
Male 335 82.7 17.2 14.4–21.7
ECOG <0.0001*
0 219 60.7 22.9 16.9–28.8 0 vs. 1: 0.002*
1 115 31.9 13.7 9.8–20.3 1 vs. 2: 0.061
2 21 5.8 3.9 2.1–23.1 2 vs. 3: 0.108
3 6 1.7 1.6 0.5–8.4
Liver cirrhosis 0.0417*
No 66 16.3 28.4 18.9–38.2
Yes 338 83.7 16.1 14.1–21.3
Ascites <0.0001*
No 266 66.5 25.6 21.1–29.7 No vs. mo:<0.0001*
Moderate 89 22.3 11,.1 7.3–15.2 Mo. vs. ma: <0.0001*
Massive 45 11.3 3.3 2.3–4.5
Hepatic Encephalopathy 0.1605
No 291 77.4 20.1 15.6–24.1
Yes 85 22.6 11.7 7.6–21.4
Portal Hypertension 0.0310*
No 141 36.3 25.6 15.5–30.8
Yes 247 63.7 16.1 14.1–20.6
Portal vein thrombosis <0.0001*
No 327 81.6 21.4 17.2–25.6 No vs. part: <0.0001*
Partial 54 13.5 6.0 3.9–15.2 Part. vs. comp: 0.182
Complete 20 5.0 4.4 1.9–9.2

(* = statistically significant). Mo = moderate, ma = massive, part = partial, comp = complete.