Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

Baseline characteristics (Total N = 211)	Frequency (pts/total applicable)	P (%)
Age
<70 Years	111/205	54.1
>70 Years	94/205	45.9
Gender
Male	172/211	81.5
Female	39/211	18.5
Aetiology
HBV-related	35/211	16.5
HCV-related	110/211	52.1
Alcohol-related cirrosi	20/211	9.4
Other	46/211	21.8
Grading
G1	28/98	28.6
G2	30/98	30.6
G3	40/98	40.8
Locoregional Treatment
No	149/211	70.6
Yes	62/211	29.4
Type of locoregional Treatment
Surgery	50/149	33.5
Interventional Radiology	89/149	66.5
Type of interventional Radiology
RFA	23/89	25.8
TACE	57/89	64.0
PEI	9/89	10.1
CHILD Score
A	133/191	69.8
B	42/191	22.0
C	16/191	8.4
Visceral Metastasis
Yes	151/211	71.6
No	60/211	28.4
AFP (cut-off value of 200 ng/mL at diagnosis)
<200 ng/ml	97/149	65.1
>200 ng/ml	52/149	34.9
AFP (median value at diagnosis)
<43 ng\ml	75/149	50.4
>43 ng/ml	74/149	49.6
Sorafenib Treatment
Yes	132/211	62.6
No	79/211	37.4

Abbreviations: n, number; pts, patients; HBV, Hepatitis B virus; HCV, Hepatitis C virus.