Table 2.

Characteristics of 765 patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among a screening population of 8900 patients with chronic hepatitis B or C virus infection

Patients, n (%)	765 (8.6%)
Age, years, mean ± SD (range)	60.0 ± 9.8 (28–80)
HCC, initial screen, n (%)	122 (15.9%)
HCC, follow-up screen, n (%)	642 (83.9%)
Tumour size, cm, mean ± SD (range)	3.6 ± 1.8 (1.2–15.0)
Tumours, n, mean ± SD (range)	2.0 ± 1.5 (1–6)
AFP, ng/ml, mean ± SD (range)	91 ± 1840 (0.8–30 288)

SD, standard deviation; AFP, serum alpha fetoprotein.