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Table 3 Patient background in substage B2

From: Significance of liver resection for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma according to subclassification

 

Non-resection

N = 133 (60.2)

Resection

N = 88 (39.8)

P-value

Cohen’s D

Age (years)

71 (26–93)

69 (31–83)

0.015

0.349

Sex

  

0.509

0.117

 Male

104 (75.9)

71 (80.7)

  

 Female

33 (24.1)

17 (19.3)

  

HBV positive

22 (16.5)

17 (19.3)

0.594

0.065

HCV positive

66 (49.6)

38 (43.2)

0.409

0.115

Plt (×104/mm3)

13.3 (3.7–45.7)

15.7 (5.3–222)

0.049

0.239

PT (%)

85 (14–139)

89 (42–130)

0.244

0.184

T-Bil (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.3–2.2)

0.7 (0.3–2.5)

0.103

0.246

AST (IU/L)

52 (13–432)

47 (17–127)

0.003

0.426

ALT (IU/L)

45 (10–388)

39 (12–174)

0.056

0.243

Alb (g/dL)

3.8 (0.2–4.8)

3.8 (2.5–5.1)

0.929

0.076

ICGR15 (%)

18.1 (1.0–76.2)

15.4 (4.0–79.1)

0.026

0.304

AFP (ng/mL)

31.9 (0.5–191,500)

49.5 (1.7–449,860)

0.134

0.218

DCP (mAU/mL)

301.5 (1.6–197,880)

499.5 (11–529,200)

0.421

0.201

Child-Pugh

110/23 (82.7/17.3)

82/6 (93.2/6.8)

0.026

0.332

 A

113 (82.5)

82 (93.2)

  

 B

24 (17.5)

6 (6.8)

  

Tumor number

8 (2–20)

4 (2–20)

< 0.001

0.656

Tumor size (mm)

47 (8–142)

62 (18–355)

< 0.001

0.635

  1. AFP alpha-fetoprotein, Alb albumin, AST asparate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, DCP des-gamma-carboxyprothorombin, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus, ICGR15 indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min, Plt platelet count, PT prothrombin time, T. Bil total bilirubin