Table 1.

Charactersitics of patients with HCC

Variable	Value
Total	116
Male	93 (80)
Age, mean (range)	58 (48–71)
BMI	31±4.4
BMI ≥30	75 (65)
Hypertension	42 (7)
Diabetes mellitus	15 (17)
MELD	18±5
CTP score (%)
A	13
B	34
C	53
Number of HCC lesions*	2 (1–3)
Size of largest HCC lesion* (cm)	2.5 (1.75–3.9)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation, number (%), or median (interquartile range).

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; BMI, body mass index; MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; CTP, Child-Turcotte-Pugh.

^*Based on pathological examination of the explant.