Patients with non-viral liver disease have a greater tumor burden and less curative treatment options when diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 2 Patient characteristics according to etiology of liver disease

	HBV	HCV	Non-viral	P value
Male (%)	84.3	79.2	80.6	< 0.250
Ethnicity (%)
Caucasian	16.4	73.4	87.3	< 0.001
Asian	75.8	18.2	9.0	< 0.001
Middle Eastern	3.7	7.1	2.2	< 0.001
Polynesian	2.3	0.6	0.0	< 0.001
Aboriginal	0.3	0.2	1.1	< 0.001
African	1.3	0.4	0.4	< 0.001
Median age (95%CI)	57 (55-59)	55 (54-56)	64 (63-65)	< 0.001
Screening program (%)	71	84	71	< 0.001
Median AFP (95%CI)	60 (40-98)	21 (16-28)	9 (6-19)	< 0.001

HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.