Demographics | Non-HCC group (n = 156) | HCC group (n = 147) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Healthy group (n = 54) | CH group (n = 102) | HCC-NBNC (n = 13) | HCC-HBV (n = 70) | HCC-HCV (n = 64) |
 Age (yrs) (range) | 42.87 ± 13.35 (19–68) | 50.20 ± 14.53 (19–78) | 70.38 ± 8.85 (57–85) | 60.00 ± 11.91 (30–86) | 69.36 ± 9.71 (47–86) |
 Sex (Male) (%) | 33 (61.10%) | 61 (59.8%) | 9 (69.20%) | 56 (80.00%) | 37 (57.80%) |
 Cirrhosis | 0 | 13 (12.7%) | 9 (69.20%) | 47 (67.10%) | 44 (68.80%) |
 Varices/Variceal bleeding (%) | 0/0 | 3/0 | 6/1 | 33/11 | 27/13 |
 BCLC system (Early/Intermediated/Advanced/Terminal Stage) | −/−/−/− | −/−/−/− | 0/3/7/3 | 14/10/24/22 | 13/19/17/15 |
Biochemical values | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Albumin (g/dL) | 4.44 ± 0.37 (3.5-5.0) | 4.22 ± 0.51 (2.30-5.10) | 3.32 ± 0.56 (2.40-4.50) | 3.33 ± 0.73 (2.00-4.90) | 3.26 ± 0.63 (2.00-4.80) |
 Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.80 ± 0.23 (0.25-1.30) | 1.04 ± 0.50 (0.42-4.11) | 3.42 ± 5.58 (0.44-19.84) | 2.77 ± 3.42 (0.38-16.47) | 1.97 ± 2.52 (0.47-14.67) |
 Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.83 ± 0.20 (0.49-1.51) | 0.86 ± 0.31 (0.43-2.62) | 1.47 ± 0.86 (0.61-3.43) | 1.10 ± 0.99 (0.42-6.95) | 1.50 ± 1.60 (0.47-10.66) |
 AST (IU/L) | 21.86 ± 6.28 (14–51) | 66.58 ± 66.16 (12–463) | 121.10 ± 162.74 (29.00-578.00) | 166.88 ± 428.01 (23.00-3410.00) | 106.51 ± 106.86 (25.00-488.00) |
 ALT (IU/L) | 20.93 ± 7.16 (10–40) | 86.07 ± 137.34 (13–1330) | 48.38 ± 28.49 (5.00-103.00) | 73.11 ± 105.62 (16.00-633.00) | 72.14 ± 60.97 (10.00-366.00) |
 INR | 0.96 ± 0.06 (0.86-1.18) | 1.02 ± 0.08 (0.87-1.42) | 1.25 ± 0.41 (0.85-2.21) | 1.27 ± 0.46 (0.89-4.50) | 1.15 ± 0.22 (0.86-2.20) |
 Platelet (103/uL) | 245.46 ± 57.22 (138–351) | 179.01 ± 58.24 (44–378) | 163.62 ± 66.73 (22.00-265.00) | 172.93 ± 91.03 (21.00-451.00) | 124.50 ± 59.86 (18.00-323.0) |
 AFP (ng/mL) | 2.78 ± 1.45 (1.0-8.02) | 21.92 ± 79.29 (0.99-611.11) | 15421.25 ± 23754.14 (2.55-54001.0) | 11119.34 ± 20318.09 (2.05-54001.00) | 5817.04 ± 15840.43 (1.33-54001.0) |
Virologic values | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HBeAg (+) (%) | 0 | 9 (9/28 = 32.14%) | 0 | 7 (10%) | 0 |