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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2005; 11(42): 6607-6612
Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6607
Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6607
Table 5 Comparison of the clinical profile of KL-6 positive and negative patients with and without HCC
| HCC (+) | HCC (–) | |||||
| KL-6 (+) | KL-6 (–) | P | KL-6 (+) | KL-6 (–) | P | |
| n = 37 | n = 73 | n = 47 | n = 187 | |||
| Mean age (yr)1 | 59±12 | 62±10 | NS | 57±12 | 56±13 | NS |
| Cirrhosis | 39 (81) | 55 (76) | NS | 16 (34) | 65 (35) | NS |
| Child’s C | 13 (35) | 15 (21) | NS | 7 (15) | 11 (6) | 0.045 |
| Mean ALT | 74±101 | 62±61 | NS | 59±33 | 57±45 | NS |
| Serum | ||||||
| Albumin (g/L)1 | 2.9±0.7 | 3.3±0.7 | 0.029 | 3.5±0.9 | 3.8±0.8 | 0.041 |
| Bilirubin (mmol/L)1 | 2.7±2.8 | 2.5±3.0 | 0.077 | 2.4±2.9 | 1.4±1.9 | 0.023 |
| ALP (IU/L)1 | 564±475 | 505±469 | 0.021 | 316±139 | 299±152 | NS |
| AFP (+) | 36 (97) | 58 (80) | 0.013 | 13 (28) | 37 (20) | NS |
| PIVIKA (+) | 23 (62) | 44 (60) | NS | 14 (30) | 50 (27) | NS |
- Citation: Gad A, Tanaka E, Matsumoto A, Wahab MAE, Serwah AEH, Attia F, Ali K, Hassouba H, el-Deeb AER, Ichijyo T, Umemura T, Muto H, Yoshizawa K, Kiyosawa K. Assessment of KL-6 as a tumor marker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(42): 6607-6612
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i42/6607.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6607