Table 6 Demographic, clinical and biochemical parameters among recurrent and eradicated HCC cases
Parameter | Recurrent HCC cases (n=6) | Eradicated HCC cases (n=30) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 62.8±3.1 | 56 ±6.9 | < 0.001 | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 24.5±1.6 | 24.7±2.3 | 0.869 | |
Gender | Male n (%) | 5 (83.3) | 20 (66.7) | 0.643a |
Female n (%) | 1 (16.7) | 10 (33.3) | ||
Child-Pugh score | 7.2±0.8 | 5.9±1.0 | 0.008 | |
ALT (U/L) | 67.8±38.9 | 54.3±26.2 | 0.295 | |
AST (U/L) | 62.8±41.4 | 56.8±29.5 | 0.672 | |
ALP (U/L) | 80.0±24.5 | 79.5±24.7 | 0.964 | |
S. albumin (g/dl) | 3.3±0.2 | 3.7±0.4 | 0.036 | |
T. bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.7±0.5 | 1.5±0.4 | 0.198 | |
D. bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.8±0.2 | 0.7±0.2 | 0.119 | |
INR | 1.6±0.4 | 1.3±0.4 | 0.118 | |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.6±1.9 | 10.2±1.4 | 0.358 | |
WBCs (× 103/mL) | 4.2±2.4 | 5.3±2.3 | 0.301 | |
Platelets (× 103/mL) | 159.2±21.6 | 146.2±37.4 | 0.42 | |
S. creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.92±0.33 | 0.84±0.34 | 0.598 | |
S. sodium (mEq/L) | 137.3±4.1 | 137.5±3.7 | 0.907 | |
S. potassium (mEq/L) | 4.1±0.7 | 4.0±0.5 | 0.841 | |
Number of HCC lesions | 3.0±0.0 | 1.7±0.7 | < 0.001 | |
Size of HCC lesions (cm) | 6.2±1.6 | 3.3±1.2 | < 0.001 | |