Table 1.
Cirrhosis | HCC | Healthy control | P value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
size | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Gender (M:F)* | 3:2 | 4:1 | 4:1 | |
Race (CA:AA)* | 3:2 | 4:1 | 3:2 | |
Age (mean±std) | 57±3.53 | 54±2.92 | 56.6±3.85 | 0.43 |
MELD (mean±std) | 11±4.12 | 11.8±3.96 | 0.68 | |
HCV | + | + | − | |
INR | 1.26±3.70 | 1.34±0.25 | 0.59 | |
Albumin (mg/L) | 3.38±0.43 | 3.38±0.67 | 0.83 | |
WBC (K/CMM) | 5.86±2.54 | 4.80±1.73 | 0.35 | |
ALT (IU/L) | 62.40±49.35 | 112.40±55.80 | 0.21 | |
AST (IU/L) | 94.20±50.45 | 147.40±65.73 | 0.40 |
M:F=Male:Female; CA:AA=Caucasian:African-American; P value is based on non-parametric test (Wilcoxon-Mann Whitney test or Kruskal-Wallis test).