TABLE 1.

Comparison between the studied groups according to demographic data.

Demographic data	HCC (n = 90)		HCV (n = 90)		Controls (n = 60)		Test of sig.	p
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Gender
Male	72	80.0	66	73.3	35	58.3	χ 2 = 4.127	0.127
Female	18	20.0	24	26.7	25	41.7
Age (years)
							F = 1.727	0.184
Mean ± SD	47.43 ± 7.56		43.40 ± 11.66		44.0 ± 7.32
Median (IQR)	47.50 (42.0–53.0)		47.0 (33.0–52.0)		42.0 (37.0–49.0)

χ², chi-square test.

F, F for ANOVA test.

p, p value for comparison between the different groups.