Table 1.
Univariate analysis of tumor characteristics and alcohol consumption in the 52 HCC patients
| Variables | Never | Alcohol consumption n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever | χ 2 | P value | |||
| Sex | Male | 21(46.7) | 24(53.3) | 4.953 | 0.026a |
| Female | 7(100) | 0(0) | |||
| Age(yr) | ≤50 | 19(59.4) | 13(40.6) | 1.023 | 0.312 |
| >50 | 9(45) | 11(55) | |||
| HBV infection | Negative | 4(45.4) | 5(55.6) | 0.065 | 0.799 |
| Positive | 24(55.8) | 19(44.2) | |||
| Cirrhosis | Negative | 7(53.8) | 6(46.2) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Positive | 21(53.8) | 18(46.2) | |||
| Child grade | A | 26(54.2) | 22(45.8) | __ | 0.505* |
| B | 1(33.3) | 2(66.7) | |||
| C | 1(100) | 0(0) | |||
| Tumor size(cm) | ≤5 | 15(51.7) | 14(48.3) | 0.119 | 0.730 |
| >5 | 13(56.5) | 10(43.5) | |||
| Number of tumors | 1 | 27(55.1) | 22(44.9) | 0.119 | 0.730 |
| ≥2 | 1(33.3) | 2(66.7) | |||
a P < 0.05; *exact P.