Table 1.

Demographic data and clinical features of studied groups

Variables	Group I – control (n=60)	Group II – LC (n=60)	Group III – HCC (n=60)	P-values
Age (years)				0.533
Range	49–60	47–65	45–81	I vs II	I vs III	II vs III
Mean±SD	53.4±5.4	57.8±7.4	59±7.8	0.880	0.360	0.680
Sex, n (%)				0.842
Male	36 (60)	42 (70)	40 (66.7)	I vs II	I vs III	II vs III
Female	24 (40)	18 (30)	20 (33.3)	0.690	0.734	0.794
Ascites, n (%)
No	60 (100)	12 (20)	5 (8.3)	–
Mild	–	15 (25)	10 (16.7)
Moderate	–	20 (33.3)	25 (41.7)
Massive	–	13 (21.7)	20 (33.3)
PVT, n (%)	0	0	19 (31.7)	–
Tumor size, n (%)
<3 (cm)	0	0	34 (56.7)	–
≥3 (cm)	0	0	26 (43.3)

Abbreviations:HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LC, liver cirrhosis; PVT, portal vein thrombosis.