Table 1.

Characteristics of patients without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Characteristic	Chronic Hepatitis B without HCC N = 120	Chronic Hepatitis C without HCC N = 120	P value
Gender and Age	N = 120	N = 120
Male	76 (63.3%)	70 (58.3%)	0.43
Age	47.3 ± 12.6	53.6 ± 10.2	<0.0001
Ethnicity	N = 120	N = 120
Asian	107 (89.2%)	17 (14.2%)	<0.0001
Caucasian	10 (8.3%)	71 (59.2%)	<0.0001
Hispanic	0 (0%)	24 (20.0%)	<0.0001
African American	0 (0%)	3 (2.5%)	0.08
Other	3 (2.5%)	5 (4.2%)	0.47
Habits	N = 117	N = 98–104
History of Alcohol Use	5 (4.3%)	44 (44.9%)	<0.0001
History of Tobacco Use	29 (24.8%)	73 (70.2%)	<0.0001
Cirrhosis Status	N = 120	N = 120
Baseline Cirrhosis	29 (24.2%)	102 (85.0%)	<0.0001
Hepatic Decompensation	N = 120	N = 120
Any Decompensation	17 (14.2%)	88 (73.3%)	<0.0001
Ascites	12 (10.0%)	63 (52.5%)	<0.0001
Hepatic Encephalopathy	5 (4.2%)	62 (51.7%)	<0.0001
Variceal Bleeding	5 (4.2%)	15 (12.5%)	0.02
Classification and Scoring	N = 14–15	N = 69–71
Average MELD	9.8 ± 2.8	12.2 ± 5.1	0.08
Child’s Class A	12 (85.7%)	31 (44.9%)	0.01
Child’s Class B	1 (7.1%)	28 (40.6%)	0.02
Child’s Class C	1 (7.1%)	10 (14.5%)	0.46
Prior Treatment	N = 120	N = 117
Any Prior Interferon Therapy	4 (3.3%)	48 (41.0%)	<0.0001
Any Prior Nucleos(t)ide Therapy	69 (57.5%)	44 (35.9%)	0.001

Comparison of characteristics of patients without HCC with chronic hepatitis B vs. chronic hepatitis C.