Table 1: Basal demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of patients

		Control		Cirrhosis		HCC		p-value (HCC/ Control)		p-value (HCC/ Cirrhosis)
n		30		55		75
Age (mean ± SD)		65.20 ± 12.1		57.2 ± 12.7		62.8 ± 9.9		0.076		0.016
Gender		18e, 12k		33e, 22k		54e, 21k		0.231		0.151
AST (mean ± SD)		25.3 ± 12.8		63.8 ± 80.0		99.9 ± 138.5		0		0.016
ALT (mean ± SD)		25.3 ± 16.9		41.6 ± 62.2		56.7 ± 114.0		0		0.076
Total bilirubin (mean ± SD)		0.4 ± 0.2		3.7 ± 6.5		2.8 ± 4.4		0		0.171
Direct bilirubin (mean ± SD)		0.16 ± 0.13		2.3 ± 5.4		1.8 ± 3.7		0		0.411
Creatinine (mean ± SD)		–		1.01 ± 0.4		1.12 ± 1.20		–		0.947
Albumin (mean ± SD)		–		3.07 ± 0.5		3.1 ± 0.6		–		0.386
INR (mean ± SD)		–		1.4 ± 0.4		1.3 ± 0.2		–		0.141
Child score		–		±		±		–		0.022