Table 2.

Demonstrate Clinical and Some Laboratory Data of the Studied Groups

	HCC group (45 cases)	HCV group (40 cases)
Previous encephalopathy	3 (6.7%)	12 (30%)
Previous ascites	24 (53.3%)	33 (82.5%)
Previous variceal bleeding	9 (20%)	12 (30%)
* MELD score	11 (9-14.75)	16.5 (13-18.75)
* Serum Bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.7 (1.2-2.7)	2.55 (1.4-4.3)
** serum albumin (g/dl)	2.8 ± 0.5	2.4 ± 0.5
* prothrombin concentration	66.7±11.8	51.9±19.9
* Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	1 (0.8-1.5)	1.2 (0.9-1.6)

^*Data are presented by median (25th-75th percentile),

^**data are presented by mean±SD