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. 2017 Mar 22;13(5):3457–3464. doi: 10.3892/ol.2017.5890

Table VI.

Serum hs-CRP positive rate in AFP-negative or AFP-positive patients with liver cirrhosis and HCC.

Patient group Total, n CRP positive, n CRP positive rate, % χ2 P-value
LC 169 6.422 0.011
  AFP negative   64   19 29.69
  AFP positive 105   52 49.52
HCC 187 0.183 0.669
  AFP negative   65   55 84.62
  AFP positive 122 106 86.89

The diagnostic cutoff values of serum CRP and AFP were 2.17 mg/l and 20 ng/l, respectively. CRP, C-reactive protein; AFP, α-fetoprotein; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LC, liver cirrhosis.