Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of patients with HCC
From: Decreased PCSK9 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Demographic/clinical characteristics | Mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 57.55Â years | ||
Sex | 7/39 (18Â %) female, 32/39 (82Â %) 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 (84.6Â %) | ||
Differentiation of HCC | Poorly-differentiated: 6 (15.3Â %) | ||
Moderately-differentiated: 15 (38.5Â %) | |||
Well-differentiated: 18 (46.2Â %) | |||
Vascular invasion | 8/39 (20.5Â %) | ||