Table 1 Clinical features of the subjects included in the study
A. Realtime PCR Study | |||
Non-HBV controls n = 70 | CHB patients n = 77 | HCC patients n = 90 | |
Age, y mean ± SD | 48.2 ± 7.5 | 49.1 ± 10.1 | 50.3 ± 9.5 |
Gender, n. (%) | |||
Male | 39(55.7) | 43(55.8) | 50(55.6) |
Famale | 31(44.3) | 34(44.2) | 40(44.4) |
Smoking, n. (%) | |||
Yes | 30(42.9) | 45(58.4) | 55(61.1) |
No | 40(57.1) | 32(41.6) | 35(38.9) |
Drinking, n. (%) | |||
Yes | 33(47.1) | 50(64.9) | 73(81.1) |
No | 37(52.9) | 27(35.1) | 17(18.9) |
B. Case–control Study | |||
HCC | CHB | P | |
Number | 337 | 310 | |
Age, y mean ± SD | 44.7 ± 11.0 | 44.3 ± 12.3 | 0.67 |
Gender (male/female) | 298/39 | 254/56 | 0.02 |
Smoking (Yes/No) | 141/192 | 128/182 | 0.79 |
Drinking (Yes/No) | 98/239 | 92/218 | 0.87 |
Family history of HCC (Yes/No) | 58/279 | 14/296 | <0.001 |