Table I.
Characteristics of the patients included in the analysis of the correlation between tumor volume doubling time and histological grade of differentiation.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 67.2±8.5 |
| Gender (no., male/female) | 35/18 |
| Etiology (no., HBV/HCV/both negative) | 7/41/5 |
| Fibrosis stage (no., F0/1/2/3/4) | 1/3/6/24/19 |
| Child-Pugh class (no., A/B/C) | 37/15/1 |
| Number of nodules (1/2/≥3) | 30/12/11 |
| Tumor size (mm, mean ± SD) | 26.0±14.3 |
| Histological differentiation (no., Ed1/2/3) | 13/28/12 |
| AFP (ng/ml, mean ± SD) | 1,149.6±2,255.2 |
| AFP-L3 (≥10%/<10%) | 26/27 |
| DCP (mAU/ml) | 4,222.5±3,759.6 |
SD, standard deviation; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; Ed, Edmondson grade; AFP, α-fetoprotein; AFP-L3, Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of α-fetoprotein; DCP, des-γ carboxyprothrombin.