Table 3.

Clinical Data of the HCC and Liver Cirrhosis Groups

Item	HCC	Liver cirrhosis	p
Ascites	23 (57.5%)	16 (80%)	< 0.001
Hepatic encephalopathy	18 (45%)	10 (50%)	0.001
Child Pugh Class	HCC	Liver cirrhosis	p
A	8 (20%)	3 (15%)	0.422
B	19 (47.5%)	7 (35%)
C	13 (32.5%)	10 (50%)

Data are presented as number (percentage)