Table 1.
Characteristics at waiting list registration between hepatitis C virus and non- hepatitis C virus patients
| HCV n = 490 (%) | Non-HCV n = 704 (%) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 56 ± 7.8 | 55 ± 10 | ns |
| Gender (male) | 393 (80) | 532 (75.5) | ns |
| BMI | 25 ± 4 | 25 ± 4 | ns |
| Blood group | ns | ||
| 0 | 206 (42) | 311 (44.2) | |
| A | 199 (40.6) | 282 (40) | |
| AB | 19 (3.8) | 30 (4.3) | |
| B | 66 (13.4) | 81 (11.5) | |
| HCC (yes) | 303 (61.8) | 295 (42) | 0.001 |
| Child-Pugh classes | 0.04 | ||
| A | 137 (28) | 163 (23) | |
| B | 185 (38) | 252 (36) | |
| C | 168 (34) | 289 (41) | |
| MELD at WL registration | 15 ± 6 | 16.7 ± 6.8 | 0.01 |
HCV: Hepatitis C virus; BMI: Body mass index; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD: Model of End-Stage Liver Disease; WL: Waiting list.