Table 1.
Patient characteristics: risk factors for HCC
Variable | Number/Total | Percentage |
Sex | ||
Male | 72/95 | 76% |
Female | 23/95 | 24% |
Markers of past or present HBV infection | ||
Yes | 25/85 | 29% |
No | 60/85 | 71% |
Markers of HCV infection | ||
Yes | 21/85 | 25% |
No | 64/85 | 75% |
Markers of both HBV and HCV-infection | ||
Yes | 6/85 | 7% |
No | 79/85 | 93% |
History of alcoholism | ||
Yes | 31/90 | 34% |
No | 59/90 | 66% |
Cirrhosis | ||
Yes | 79/94 | 84% |
No | 15/94 | 16% |
Child score (only cirrhotics) | ||
A | 29/79 | 37% |
B | 32/79 | 40% |
C | 18/79 | 23% |
AFP elevated | ||
Yes | 61/91 | 67% |
No | 30/91 | 33% |