Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Hepatol. Jun 27, 2025; 17(6): 106481
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i6.106481
Table 1 Demographics and clinicopathological characteristics of study cohort, n (%)
Parameter
Control
(n = 12)
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (n = 14)
Hepatocellular carcinoma
(n = 19)
Age (years) (mean ± SD)60.9 ± 13.359.9 ± 8.074.4 ± 7.6
Sex
Male5 (41.7)9 (64.3)12 (63.2)
Female7 (58.3)5 (35.7)7 (36.8)
Race/ethnicity
African-American/Black9 (75.0)4 (28.6)8 (42.1)
Asian2 (16.7)7 (50.0)3 (15.8)
White/Caucasian1 (8.3)2 (14.3)8 (42.1)
Other race0 (0.0)1 (7.1)0 (0.0)
Hispanic0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Fibrosis stage
S0-29 (64.3)
S3-45 (35.7)
Tumor stage
TX T0-113 (68.4)
T2-35 (26.3)
Unknown1 (5.3)