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Table 1 Basic clinical characterization of patients included

From: CD133-positive hepatocellular carcinoma in an area endemic for hepatitis B virus infection

Clinicopathological parameters

Gender

P

 

Female

(n = 40)

Male

(n = 114)

 

Age (years)

57.5 ± 13.2

55.8 ± 15.5

0.545

Etiology

   

   HBsAg (positive)

21 (52.5%)

83 (72.8%)

0.030

   Anti-HCV (positive)

18 (45.0%)

24 (21.1%)

0.007

   Alcoholism (yes)

4 (10.0%)

39 (34.2%)

0.004

   Unknown causea

5 (12.5%)

9 (7.9%)

0.359

Cirrhosis (yes)

20 (50.0%)

53 (46.5%)

0.717

Tumor number

  

0.491b

1

28

72

 

2

6

18

 

3

5

17

 

4

1

6

 

5

0

1

 

Tumor size (Diameter, cm)

7.0 ± 4.8

6.8 ± 4.7

0.826

Ascites (yes)

1 (2.5%)

13 (11.4%)

0.116

  1. aDiabetes was found in 3 females and 5 males, respectively
  2. bComparison between patients with tumor number ≦ 2 and those with tumor number > 2.