Table 1. Patients' Characteristics.
| n = 233 | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.9 ± 11.0 (24–88) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 145 (65.0) |
| Female | 78 (35.0) |
| Etiology (%) | |
| Chronic hepatitis B | 123 (55.2) |
| Chronic hepatitis C | 23 (10.3) |
| Chronic alcoholic hepatitis | 9 (4.0) |
| Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis | 4 (1.8) |
| Chronic hepatitis B and alcoholic hepatitis | 1 (0.4) |
| Wilson's disease | 2 (0.9) |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 1 (0.4) |
| Budd-Chiari syndrome | 1 (0.4) |
| Cirrhosis due to unknown etiology | 7 (3.1) |
| Others* | 16 (7.2) |
| Metastasis from other organs | 36 (16.1) |
| Liver function (%) | |
| Normal liver function | 50 (22.4) |
| Child-Pugh class A | 143 (64.1) |
| Child-Pugh class B | 28 (12.6) |
| Child-Pugh class C | 2 (0.9) |
*Others refer to choledochal cyst (n = 1), Crohn's disease (n = 1), hemangioma (n = 11), focal nodular hyperplasia (n = 1), hemangioendothelioma (n = 1), and lymphocytic peritonitis (n = 1). Child-Pugh score was determined from serologic findings, clinical history, and imaging features.