High prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis B and C in Minnesota Somalis contributes to rising hepatocellular carcinoma incidence

Table 4 Characteristics of 7 Somali participants who developed hepatocellular carcinoma

Patient no.	Age	Sex	Etiology	HCV genotype	Cirrhosis	MELD Score	Metastatic HCC	Portal hypertension	Fibrosis staging
1	69	Male	NAFLD	-	No	8	No	No	NR
2	65	Female	HCV	3	Yes	7	No	Yes	NR
3	76	Female	Unknown	-	No	7	No	No	NR
4	75	Male	HCV	4	No	7	Yes	No	2 to 3/4
5	77	Male	HCV	UTG	Yes	11	No	No	4
6	43	Male	HBV	-	No	7	Yes	No	NR
7	83	Female	HCV	UTG	Yes	6	No	No	3 to 4

UTG: Unable to genotype; NR: Not reported; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.