Skip to main content
. 2017 Jul 17;18(4):597–604. doi: 10.1007/s10561-017-9641-6

Table 1.

Overview of cell viability by tissue characteristics

Cell viability by gender
Gender Male (n = 23) Female (n = 21)
Viability (%) 70.5 ± 19.2 72.7 ± 10.9
Cell viability by liver tissue sample weight
Tissue weight (g) <50 g (n = 18) 51–150 g (n = 13) >150 g (n = 13)
Viability (%) 65.2 ± 12.3 77.9 ± 11.3** 79.0 ± 8.90**
Cell viability by patient age
Age (years) 32–48 (n = 7) 49–60 (n = 10) >60 (n = 27)
Viability (%) 73.0 ± 13.0 75.1 ± 12.0 69.9 ± 18.3
Cell viability by patient diagnosis
Diagnosis Benign/other (n = 10) Primary/cholangio carcinoma (n = 5) Colorectal metastisis (n = 29)
Viability (%) 78.2 ± 9.5 67.6 ± 16.9 69.05 ± 16.1
Cell viability by BMI
BMI (kg/m2) 18–24.9 (n = 24) 25–29.9 (n = 11) >30 (n = 8)
Viability (%) 71.6 ± 17.4 75.1 ± 9.4 66.4 ± 18.7
Cell viability by liver steatosis grade
Steatosis grade (%) No steatosis 0–5% (n = 24) Mild steatosis 6–20% (n = 7) Severe steatosis >20% (n = 8)
Viability (%) 73.7 ± 10.3 74.9 ± 11.1 69.4 ± 19.6

Viability data presented as mean ± SD

** P < 0.01 for comparison of tissue weights >50 g versus all tissue weights <50 g