Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3025-3032
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3025
Table 2 Characteristics of patients in the HCC, LC and control groups n (%)
HCC n = 465LC n = 618Controls n = 490P
Sex, male364 (78.3)450 (72.8)385 (78.6)0.1706
Alcohol abuse233 (51.2)312 (50.6)23 (4.7)< 0.0001
DM2145 (31.2)144 (23.2)62 (12.6)< 0.0001
ALT ≥ 53 IU/L113 (24.3)150 (24.3)N/A0.9911
HBV positive39 (8.4)39 (6.3)N/A0.1908
HCV positive268 (57.6)285 (46.1)N/A0.0002