Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Patients characteristics	Healthy controls (n=39)	HBV-cirrhosis (n=49)	HCC (n=51)
Age	50.3±7.5	52.3±8.7	56.1±10.3
Gender (F/M)	20/19	28/21	31/20
BMI	28.5	26.7	24.6
ALT (U/L)	8-15	48.0 (15-342)	54.0 (17-453)
AST (U/L)	8-15	56.0 (17-440)	64.0 (21-542)
AFP	0	35.7 ± 87.3	233.9 ± 430.3
AFP>20 (ng/mL)	0	10 (39)	37 (14)
HBsAg	-	+	+