Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the 3 Studied Groups
| Variable | HCC (85) | HCV (100) | Normal control (50) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.7±8.8* | 58.1±8.6 | 57.7±8.2 | 0.17 |
| Weight | 75.8±14.4 | 79.3±13.3 | 76.7±16.8 | P=0.26x |
| Height (cm) | 166.71 ±8.5 | 164.33 ±8.7 | 165.20 ±15.6 | 0.13 |
| BMI | 27.2±4.95 | 28.4±4.1 | 28.6±6.6 | P=0.21x |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 (16.5%) | 30 (30.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | P=0.054y |
| HGB | 12.2±1.9a | 13.3±1.6b | 14.1±1.3c | P<0.001x |
| WBCs | 6.3±4.7 | 5.6±2.0 | 6.8±1.5 | P=0.07x |
| Platelets | 135.3±72.7a | 171.5±71.17b | 306.2±82.3c | P<0.001 |
| Cirrhosis | 85(100.0) | 48(48.0) | NA | P<0.001y |
| Albumin | 2.96±0.59 | 3.8±0.63 | NA | P<0.001z |
| ALT | 63.9±35.5a | 59.9±47.5b | 12.5±4.3c | P<0.001x |
| AST | 89.7±44.1a | 63.3±47.7b | 21.7±6.2c | P<0.001x |
| INF | 64.0±13.3 | 86.6±17.8 | NA | P<0.001z |
| Bilirubin | 2.2±2.4 | 0.78±0.3 | NA | P<0.001z |
*, Data are expressed as mean±SD; Groups bearing different initials are significantly different; x, Kruskal-Wallis test; y, Chi square test; z, Mann-Whitney test