Table 3.
Description of study variables in patients with co-occurrence of HCC and CE (HCC + CE) as well as control patients with HCC (HCC)
| Condition | Variable | HCC + CE (n = 13) No. (%) | HCC (n = 65) No. (%) | aP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 8 (61.54) | 40 (61.54) | 1.00 |
| Female | 5 (38.46) | 25 (61.54) | ||
| Virus infection | No | 6 (46.15) | 31 (47.69) | 0.7769 |
| Hepatitis A, B and C virus | Yes | 7 (53.85) | 34 (52.31) | |
| Alcohol consumption | No | 13 (100) | 63 (96.92) | 0.0810 |
| *Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (3.08) | ||
| Aflatoxin | No | 13 (100) | 65 (100) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| NASH | No | 13 (100) | 63 (96.92) | 0.0810 |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (3.08) | ||
| Cirrhosis | No | 3 (23.08) | 17 (26.15) | 0.6218 |
| Yes | 10 (76.92) | 48 (73.85) | ||
| Hemochromatosis | No | 13 (100) | 65 (100) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Family cancer history | No | 12 (92.31) | 59 (90.77) | 0.7998 |
| Yes | 1 (7.69) | 15 (9.23) |
* ≥ 1 glasses weekly for the past 6 months; NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; aP-Value from χ2 test or Fisher‘s exact test where number is less than 5