Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2020; 26(11): 1208-1220
Published online Mar 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i11.1208
Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of 101 hepatitis B virus-related cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Patients with
Patients without
P value
Liver failure, n = 15Liver failure, n = 86
Sex0.439
Male9 (90)50 (89)
Female1 (10)6 (12)
Age in yr55 (22-78)55 (40-67)0.958
Primary tumor
Tumor size in mm1259 (15-154)38 (10-197)0.069
Single, n4 (27)60 (70)
Multiple in n11 (73)26 (30)
Baseline serological index1
Aspartate aminotransferase in IU/L59 (17-116)33 (17-1663)0.030
Alanine aminotransferase in IU/L34 (17-98)31 (11-1491)0.248
Total bilirubin in mg/dL18.2 (8.2-37.9)15.7 (3.2-35.5)0.314
Albumin in g/L38.7 (30.9-45.8)40.3 (23.0-50.3)0.135
Alkaline phosphatase in U/L131 (71-365)91 (41-410)0.004
Platelet as /L200 (111-496)188 (49-489)0.462
Prothrombin time in s12.8 (11.3-14.9)12.3 (10.6-16.8)0.138
Cholinesterase in U/L6271 (2522-8417)6714 (2334-12360)0.110
ICG test1
Elimination rate constant in K as min-10.13 (0.09-0.19)0.21 (0.12-0.29)0.308
Retention rate at 15 min as R15 in %8.2 (1.3-28.4)12.8 (6.1-18.0)0.002
The half-life as T1/2 in min6.36 (3.73-7.88)3.27 (2.39-5.68)0.061
Baseline score
Child-Pugh classification0.786
A15 (100)81 (94)
B0 (0)5 (6)
C0 (0)0 (0)
Fibrosis grade on specimen0.174
F11 (7)9 (11)
F20 (0)8 (9)
F30 (0)7 (8)
F49 (60)14 (16)
N/A5 (33)48 (56)