Table 1.
The characteristics of study population
| Variables | Number (%) of total HBV patients (n = 323) | Number (%) of HBV patients who did not develop HCC (n = 286) | Number (%) of HBV patients who developed HCC (n = 37) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| ≤Median | 162 (50.15) | 155 (54.20) | 7 (18.92) | |
| >Median | 161 (49.85) | 131 (45.80) | 30 (81.08) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 108 (33.44) | 102 (35.66) | 6 (16.22) | |
| Male | 215 (66.56) | 184 (64.34) | 31 (83.78) | 0.018 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smokers | 214 (66.25) | 197 (68.88) | 17 (45.95) | |
| Ever smokers | 109 (33.75) | 89 (31.12) | 20 (54.05) | 0.006 |
| Drinking status | ||||
| Never drinkers | 197 (60.99) | 178 (62.24) | 19 (51.35) | |
| Ever drinkers | 126 (39.01) | 108 (37.76) | 18 (48.65) | 0.201 |
| Family history of cancer | ||||
| No | 213 (65.94) | 192 (67.13) | 21 (56.76) | |
| Yes | 110 (34.06) | 94 (32.87) | 16 (43.24) | 0.210 |
| Cirrhosis | ||||
| No | 213 (65.94) | 209 (73.08) | 4 (10.81) | |
| Yes | 110 (34.06) | 77 (26.92) | 33 (89.19) | < 0.0001 |
*The distributions of host characteristics in HBV patients who developed HCC and who did not were compared by chi-square test.