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Table 1 Characteristics and Infectious hepatitis statuses of women participants in the case–control study of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt

From: Multiple pregnancies, hepatitis C, and risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian women

 

Controls N = 669

Cases N = 132

p-value

Age, mean (SD)

45.4 (14.9)

52.2 (10.5)

<0.0001

Age group N (%)

   

  ≤ 45

332 (49.6)

32 (24.3)

 

  45 < to ≤55

165 (24.7)

46 (34.8)

<0.0001

  > 55

172 (25.7

54 (40.9)

 

Birthplace N (%)

   

  Urban

224 (33.6)

22 (16.8)

 

  Rural

443 (66.4)

109 (83.2)

0.0001

missing

2

1

 

Education N (%)

   

  None

333 (49.8)

92 (69.7)

 

  Some

336 (50.2)

40 (30.3)

<0.0001

HCV infection N (%)

   

  No

540 (80.7)

25 (18.9)

 

  Yes

129 (19.3)

107 (81.1)

<0.0001

HBV infection, N (%)

   

  No

479 (71.6)

47 (35.6)

 

  Yes

190 (28.4)

85 (64.4)

<0.0001

Number of pregnancies,

   

  Mean ± SD

5.6 ± 3.3

7.3 ± 3.4

<0.0001

  Median

5

7

 

  Categories, N (%)

   

  0- 5

374 (55.9)

39 (29.5)

 

  > 5

295 (44.1)

93 (70.4)

<0.0001

Number of children,

   

  Mean ± SD

4.7 ± 2.6

6.3 ± 2.7

<0.0001

  Median

5

6

 

  Categories, N (%)

   

  0- 5

456 (68.2)

54 (40.9)

 

  > 5

213 (31.8)

78 (59.1)

<0.0001