Case Control Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2015; 21(12): 3554-3563
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3554
Table 1 Demographics and clinical features of primary biliary cirrhosis patients at hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis n (%)
VariableTotalMenWomenP value1
(n= 52)(n= 16)(n= 36)
Age (yr)65.75 ± 10.0969.75 ± 8.0963.97 ± 10.470.093
Han nationality47 (90.38)14 (87.50)33 (91.67)0.638
Body mass index ≥ 25 (kg/m2)16 (30.77)4 (25.00)12 (33.33)0.548
History of blood transfusion6 (11.54)3 (18.75)3 (8.33)0.043
Past HBV infection29 (55.77)10 (62.50)19 (52.78)0.519
Alcohol intake8 (15.38)5 (31.25)3 (8.33)0.035
Smoking8 (15.38)5 (31.25)3 (8.33)0.010
Type 2 diabetes mellitus8 (15.38)08 (22.22)0.040
Hypertension12 (23.08)5 (31.25)7 (19.44)0.165
Family history of malignancy6 (11.54)4 (25.00)2 (5.56)0.012
Liver cirrhosis52 (100.00)16 (100.00)36 (100.00)1.000
Tumor size
≥ 3 cm35 (67.31)11 (68.75)24 (66.67)0.882
< 3 cm17 (32.69)5 (31.25)12 (33.33)0.882
Tumor number
Single29 (55.77)9 (56.25)20 (55.56)0.963
Multiple23 (44.23)7 (43.75)16 (44.44)0.963
Pruritus4 (7.70)3 (18.75)1 (2.78)0.046
Fatigue37 (71.15)13 (81.25)24 (66.67)0.284
Anorexia20 (38.46)5 (31.25)15 (41.67)0.476
Discomfort in hepatic region11 (21.15)4 (25.00)7 (19.44)0.651
Jaundice30 (57.69)11 (68.75)19 (52.78)0.282
Ascites41 (78.85)12 (75.00)29 (80.56)0.651