Table 3.

Level of FGF-2 positivity among groups

FGF 2	Hepatitis	Cirrhosis	HCC
	(n=35)	(n=35)	(n=35)
Range	0.060.0 – 16.0.0	0. 0.0 – 16.00 – 16.0	0.0 – 70.0
Mean ± SD	5.06 ± 4.30± 4.30	6.13 ± 5.0.0	14.67 ± 18.67
Median	4.544.50	4.04.0	9.0
Z1 (p)		.50.557(0.578)	1.308 (0.191)
Z2 (P)			0.937 (0.349)

Z₁ Z for the Mann–Whitney test between HCV and other groups.

Z₂ Z for Mann Whitney test between cirrhosis and HCC.

* Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.