Variable
|
Patients with Cirrhosis (N = 374)
|
---|
yes
|
no
|
p
|
---|
Age, y
|
≥ 50
|
171
|
16
|
0.101
|
< 50
|
161
|
26
| |
HBsAg
|
Positive
|
318
|
29
|
<0.001
|
Negative
|
14
|
13
| |
Serum, AFP (μg/L)
|
≥ 20
|
216
|
20
|
0.026
|
< 20
|
116
|
22
| |
Tumor dimension
|
≥ 5 cm
|
62
|
19
|
<0.001
|
< 5 cm
|
270
|
23
| |
Vascular invasion
|
Yes
|
100
|
14
|
0.679
|
No
|
232
|
28
| |
Tumor differentiation
|
I-II
|
253
|
27
|
0.096
|
III-IV
|
79
|
15
| |
Sex
|
Male
|
271
|
35
|
0.823
|
Female
|
60
|
7
| |
Serum, ALT (IU/L)
|
≥ 60
|
34
|
6
|
0.389
|
< 60
|
298
|
36
| |
No. of tumors
|
Multiple
|
19
|
0
|
0.242*
|
Single
|
313
|
42
| |
Tumor encapsulation
|
Complete
|
196
|
20
|
0.152
|
None
|
136
|
22
| |
Tumor recurrence
|
Yes
|
165
|
16
|
0.162
|
No
|
167
|
26
| |
- AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV, hepatitis C virus
- *Fisher’s exact test