Characteristics | LC | HCC | P |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 60% | 46% | 0.049 |
Male | 40% | 64% | |
Age | 51.7 ± 1.7 | 59.9 ± 0.96 | 0.001 |
Child-Pugh Score | |||
A | 40% | 47% | |
B | 42% | 37.3% | 0.48 |
C | 18% | 15% | |
Etiology | |||
Alcoholic | 11.2% | 26% | |
HBV | 0% | 7.2% | |
HCV | 45% | 30% | 0.001 |
Cryptogenic/autoimmune | 32% | 5.7% | |
Undetermined or absent | 11% | 30.4% | |
αFP | 8.2 ± 2.2 | 271 ± 46 | 0.001 |
αFP > 400 | 0% | 19.6% | 0.001 |
Progressive monthly elevation | 0.34 ± .161 | 62.3 ± 13.5 | 0.001 |
Increase of 5 ng/mL/month or greater | 1.7% | 76.2% | 0.001 |