Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients After TACE Treatment at the Second Follow-Up Visit
| Characteristics | ΔPLT (×109/L) | P# value | P$ value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >-20, <20 | ≤ −20 | ≥20 | |||
| N | 178 | 249 | 170 | ||
| Age (yrs, median±SD) | 55.8 ± 11.3 | 51.8 ± 12.5 | 53.4 ± 12.2 | <0.001 | 0.042 |
| Gender | 0.467 | 0.114 | |||
| Male | 167 (93.8%) | 229 (92.0%) | 151 (88.8%) | ||
| Female | 11 (6.2%) | 20 (8.0%) | 19 (11.2%) | ||
| PS score | 0.666 | 0.72 | |||
| 0 | 148 (83.1%) | 203 (81.5%) | 139 (81.8%) | ||
| 1 | 30 (16.9%) | 46 (18.5%) | 31 (18.2%) | ||
| Diameter of main tumour (cm) | 0.024 | 0.021 | |||
| <5 | 108 (60.7%) | 123 (49.6%) | 82 (48.2%) | ||
| ≥5 | 70 (39.3%) | 125 (50.4%) | 88 (51.8%) | ||
| AFP (ng/mL) | 0.03 | 0.285 | |||
| <25 | 76 (44.4%) | 69 (33.5%) | 64 (38.8%) | ||
| ≥25 | 95 (55.6%) | 137 (66.5%) | 101 (61.2%) | ||
| Hgb (g/L) | 0.91 | 0.107 | |||
| <120 | 50 (28.1%) | 46 (27.5%) | 62 (36.5%) | ||
| ≥120 | 128 (71.9%) | 121 (72.5%) | 108 (63.5%) | ||
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.035 | <0.001 | |||
| <10 | 107 (66.0%) | 89 (54.6%) | 65 (44.5%) | ||
| ≥10 | 55 (34.0%) | 74 (45.4%) | 81 (55.5%) | ||
| WBC (109/L) | 0.239 | 0.114 | |||
| <11 | 166 (93.8%) | 150 (90.4%) | 150 (88.8%) | ||
| ≥11 | 11 (6.2%) | 16 (9.6%) | 19 (11.2%) | ||
| No. of intrahepatic lesions | 0.404 | 0.224 | |||
| 0 | 55 (30.9%) | 62 (25.0%) | 41 (24.1%) | ||
| ≤3 | 46 (25.8%) | 69 (27.8%) | 40 (23.5%) | ||
| >3 | 77 (43.3%) | 117 (47.2%) | 89 (52.4%) | ||
| Location of lesions | 0.073 | 0.03 | |||
| None | 55 (30.9%) | 62 (25.0%) | 41 (24.1%) | ||
| Left/Right | 56 (31.5%) | 65 (26.2%) | 42 (24.7%) | ||
| Both | 67 (37.6%) | 121 (48.8%) | 87 (51.2%) | ||
| Child-Pugh class | <0.001 | 0.235 | |||
| A | 87 (48.9.0%) | 5 (2.0%) | 10 (5.9%) | ||
| B | 19 (10.7%) | 107 (43.0%) | 80 (47.1%) | ||
| NA* | 72 (40.4%) | 137 (55.0%) | 80 (47.1%) | ||
Notes: ΔPLT=the change value of platelet count after TACE. Differences are compared using the chi-square test for categorical measures and Kruskal–Wallis Test for continuous measures. Numbers that do not add up to 597 are attributable to missing data. #ΔPLT≤-20 vs ΔPLT within±20. $ΔPLT≥20 vs ΔPLT within±20. *Include 3 patients with class Child-Pugh C.