Table 1.

Clinical assessment of 23 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Parameter	Value
Age (yr)	49 ± 13.5
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	100.5 ± 65.8
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	85.6 ± 95.6
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	110.2 ± 60.7
Serum albumin (g/dL)	4.6 ± 1.5
Serum α fetoprotein (ng/mL)	155.7 ± 22.3

Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Male: Female = 2:1. All patients were positive for hepatitis C virus antibody.