Table 3. Baseline characteristics of 941 patients underwent surgery^*.

Characteristics
Age, > 60 years	197 (20.9)
Sex, female	93 (9.9)
Total bilirubin, > 20.4 μmol/L	145 (15.4)
Serum ALT, > 42 u/L	356 (37.8)
Serum GGT, > 54 u/L	647 (68.7)
Serum AFP, > 20 ng/mL	676 (71.8)
Tumor size, cm	5.5 (3.8 - 8.5)
Tumor number	2 (2 - 3)
With tumor thrombus	186 (19.8)
Tumor location, more than one lobe	418 (44.4)
Without tumor capsule	470 (49.9)
Tumor differentiate, III-IV	310 (32.9)

^*Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range), categorical variables as numbers (%).

Abbreviations: ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.