Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2012; 4(12): 374-381
Published online Dec 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i12.374
Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics according to B-mode ultrasound-based classification
Type 1(n = 29)Type 2b(n = 43)Type 2c(n = 16)P value
Age (yr)66.4 ± 9.566.9 ± 8.769.3 ± 6.80.554
Gender (male/female)23/625/188/80.085
HCV (positive/negative)28/136/714/20.241
Number of tumors  1.2 ± 0.4  1.2 ± 0.51.6 ± 0.70.046
Size of tumor (mm)22.5 ± 3.819.0 ± 5.223.1 ± 5.60.003
Child-Pugh classification (A/B)16/1331/129/70.272
Tumor stage (I/II/III)10/15/428/13/24/7/50.006
Activity grade (A0, 1/2, 3)7/2214/2910/60.032
Fibrosis stage (F0-2/3, 4)8/2110/337/90.298
AFP (ng/mL) 124 ± 246118 ± 274207 ± 4060.564
AFP-L3 (%)7.3 ± 17.05.8 ± 16.517.5 ± 25.50.098
DCP (mAU/mL) 223 ± 489210 ± 482299 ± 4860.817