Table 1.

A comparison of clinic-pathological data between type-B and type-C hepatocellular carcinoma

	Type B (n = 97)	Type C (n = 81)	P value
Age (yr)	56.1 ± 11.9	66.7 ± 9.8	< 0.0001
Sex (M:F)	71.1%:28.9%	60.5%:39.5%	0.18
AST (IU/L)	82.2 ± 98.6	81.8 ± 44.1	0.18
ALT (IU/L)	67.7 ± 70.9	83.2 ± 56.9	0.11
T.Bil (mg/dL)	1.2 ± 1.1	1.0 ± 0.6	0.36
Alb (g/dL)	4.0 ± 0.6	3.9 ± 0.5	0.22
Plt (/mm3)	13.9 ± 8.1	10.8 ± 5.5	< 0.005
Histology
F1:2:3:4	2:20:3:32	1:6:8:21	< 0.005
A1:2:3	17:25:12	1:14:17	< 0.005
Clinical stage (I:II:III:IV)	12:29:25:31	15:32:29:5	< 0.0005