Table 4. Association of pre-surgery PA levels and the postsurgery overall survival among the Child-Pugh class A and B patients.
Child-Pugh | Low PA group | Medium PA group | High PA group |
A | 101 (11.02) | 200 (26.25) | 118 (49.85)* |
B | 28 (11.20) | 18 (16.00) | 4 (12.00)** |
Data are presented as n (median survival time in months. *p < 0.001; **p = 0.719.
Abbreviation: PA, prealbumin.