Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients.
| Chronic hepatitis (n = 58) |
Cirrhosis (n = 46) |
HCC (n = 21) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD (range)) | 43.9 ± 12.7 (25–68) | 64.9 ± 11.0 (46–89) | 61.3 ± 9.9 (50–77) |
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| Male sex (%) | 40 (69%) | 35 (76.1%) | 20 (95.2%) |
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| Cause of liver disease (n, %) | |||
| HBV infection | 28 (48.3%) | 11 (23.9%) | 9 (42.9%) |
| HCV infection | 30 (51.7%) | 14 (30.4%) | 5 (23.8%) |
| Alcohol | 14 (30.4%) | ||
| Unknown | 7 (15.2%) | 7 (33.3%) | |
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| Histological grade (n = 34) | |||
| Mild necroinflammation (1–6) | 23 (67.6%) | NA | NA |
| Moderate (7–12) | 9 (26.5%) | NA | NA |
| Severe (13–18) | 2 (7.9%) | NA | NA |
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| Histological stage (n = 34) | |||
| No fibrosis (0) | 14 (41.2%) | NA | NA |
| Minimal (1-2) | 9 (26.5%) | NA | NA |
| Moderate (3-4) | 7 (20.5%) | NA | NA |
| Severe (5-6) | 4 (11.8%) | NA | NA |
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| MELD score (mean ± SD (range)) | NA | 15.89 ± 9.27 (3–43) | |
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| Liver stiffness (kPa) (mean ± SD (range)) | 7.91 ± 1.68 (5–11) | 33.11 ± 13.22 (22–66) | NA |
NA: not applicable.