Original Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2000.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2000; 6(3): 339-343
Published online Jun 15, 2000. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v6.i3.339
Table 1 HCC patient characteristics
Patient charactersn%MeanRange
Age (years)All54.420-89
Male54.320-89
Female55.020-81
SexMale27682.0
Female6018.0
Risk factorsAlcohol drinking12638.0
HBsAg positive (299 sample)21772.6
anti-HCV positive (135 sample)107.4
Cirrhosis21965.2
Liver function testTotal bilirubin (μmol·L-1)63.83.4-752.4
Direct bilirubin (μmol·L-1)38.80.5-581.4
Aspatate aminotransferase (U·L-1)22517-3890
Alanine aminotransferase (U·L-1)974-3370
Alkaline phosphatase (U·L-1)3048-2080
Albumin (g·L-1)35.620-52
Globulin (g·L-1)38.218-78
Radiologic findingSolitary type (total)24073.0
(n = 329)with daughter nodules14443.8
without daughter nodules9629.2
Multinodular type4714.3
Diffuse or infiltrative type4212.7
Alpha fetoprotein (μg·L-1) (n = 295)1451102-7990000
< 103813.0
10-993612.0
100-4993311.0
≥ 50018864.0
Okuda's stagingStage I5115.0
Stage II20561.0
Stage III8024.0