Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of patients with HCC
From: Decreased PCSK9 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma
| Demographic/clinical characteristics | Mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 57.55 years | ||
| Sex | 7/39 (18 %) female, 32/39 (82 %) male | ||
| Etiology of liver disease (N = 39) | • Hepatitis B | 14 | (36 %) |
| • Hepatitis C | 15 | (38.5 %) | |
| • Alcohol | 3 | (7.7 %) | |
| • Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis | 4 | (5 %) | |
| • α1-antitrypsin | 1 | (2.6 %) | |
| • Hemochromatosis | 1 | (2.6 %) | |
| • Sarcoidosis | 1 | (2.6 %) | |
| Cirrhosis | 33/39 (84.6 %) | ||
| Differentiation of HCC | Poorly-differentiated: 6 (15.3 %) | ||
| Moderately-differentiated: 15 (38.5 %) | |||
| Well-differentiated: 18 (46.2 %) | |||
| Vascular invasion | 8/39 (20.5 %) | ||
