Table 2.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Chaihu-huaji group | Control group | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=64) | (n=61) | ||
| Age (years) | 47.51 ± 10.32 | 46.36 ± 9.67 | 0.52 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 52 | 51 | 0.729 |
| Female | 12 | 10 | |
| Number of tumors | |||
| 1 | 14 | 20 | 0.363 |
| 2 | 19 | 12 | |
| 3 | 19 | 15 | |
| 12 | 14 | ||
| Main tumor size (cm) | 6.20 ± 0.85 | 6.27 ± 0.87 | 0.648 |
| Child–Pugh class | |||
| A | 45 | 40 | 0.57 |
| B | 19 | 21 | |
| KPS | |||
| 70 | 15 | 9 | 0.572 |
| 80 | 26 | 24 | |
| 90 | 18 | 22 | |
| 100 | 5 | 6 | |
| Background liver disease | |||
| HBV infection | 48 | 51 | 0.411 |
| HCV infection | 10 | 5 | |
| Others | 6 | 5 | |
| Liver cirrhosis | 52 | 52 | 0.55 |
| AFP level (ng/mL) | |||
| 11 | 8 | 0.354 | |
| 100-400 | 18 | 12 | |
| 35 | 41 | ||
| Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage | |||
| I | 7 | 6 | 0.733 |
| II | 21 | 23 | |
| III | 36 | 32 |
KPS, Karnofsky performance score; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.