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Table 3 Bivariate analysis

From: The alpha-fetoprotein serum is still reliable as a biomarker for the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in Indonesia

Variables

Serum AFP: Number of Patients (%)

P

<  10 ng/ml

≥ 10 ng/ml

Etiology

 Hepatitis B

10

74

0.011

 Hepatitis C

3

19

 Non-Hep B and C

8

10

 Hepatitis B and C

2

6

Age (years)

  < 40

3

9

0.7

 40- < 50

11

60

  ≥ 50

9

40

Sex

 Female

9

29

0.34

 Male

14

80

Size of nodule

  < 20 mm

3

4

0.401

 20 - < 50 mm

2

13

 50 - < 100 mm

7

32

  ≥ 100

11

60

Nodules

 Singular

15

54

0.166

 Multiple

8

54

 Diffuse

0

1

Cirrhosis

 None

16

43

0.016

 Yes

7

66

Child-Pugh

 Class A

17

64

0.36

 Class B

4

34

 Class C

2

11

Thrombus

 None

19

71

0.165

 Yes

4

38

Metastasis

 None

20

95

0.97

 Yes

3

14

BCLC

 A

5

9

0.098

 B

11

45

 C

4

48

 D

3

7