Table 2 Baseline characteristics according to if incidentaloma was discovered on MRI surveillance for HCC
Incidentaloma Absent N = 146 | Incidentaloma Discovered N = 574 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, year (mean, SD) | 50.5 (15.5) | 59.6 (10.2) | < 0.0011 |
Male Sex, % | 85 (58.2%) | 365 (63.6%) | 0.2312 |
BMI, kg/m2, (mean, SD) | 28.6 (6.6) | 29.6 (6.2) | 0.08481 |
Obesity, % | 56 (38.4% | 229 (39.9%) | 0.7342 |
White, % | 126 (86.3%) | 510 (88.9%) | 0.3922 |
African American, % | 7 (4.8%) | 25 (4.4%) | 0.8223 |
Asian, % | 4 (2.7%) | 13 (2.3%) | 0.7603 |
Other Race, % | 9 (6.2%) | 26 (4.5%) | 0.3933 |
Hispanic/Latino, % | 10 (6.8%) | 38 (6.6%) | 0.8553 |
History of Moderate Alcohol Use, % | 25 (17.1%) | 117 (20.4%) | 0.3772 |
Ever smoked, % | 73 (50.0%) | 326 (56.8%) | 0.1402 |
Current smoker, % | 6 (4.1%) | 13 (2.3%) | 0.2443 |
Sodium, mmol/L (mean, SD) | 137.5 (3.9) | 138.1 (4.1) | 0.14031 |
Total Bilirubin, mg/dL (mean, SD) | 3.5 (5.4) | 2.5 (3.8) | 0.04471 |
INR, (mean, SD) | 1.4 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.4) | 0.53121 |
Creatinine, mg/dL (mean, SD) | 1.0 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.67001 |
MELD, (mean, SD) | 15.1 (7.2) | 14.2 (6.9) | 0.17641 |
MELD ≥ 18, % | 47 (32.2%) | 154 (26.8%) | 0.2152 |
MELD ≥ 26, % | 12 (8.2%) | 37 (6.4%) | 0.4623 |
Etiology of Cirrhosis | 0.9312 | ||
NASH, % | 31 (21.2%) | 148 (25.8%) | 0.2562 |
Hepatitis C, % | 29 (19.9%) | 130 (22.6%) | 0.4692 |
Alcohol, % | 28 (19.2%) | 120 (20.9%) | 0.6452 |
History of prior TIPS | 7 (4.8%) | 31 (5.4%) | 1.0003 |
Transplanted at end of study | 98 (67.1%) | 434 (75.6%) | 0.0372 |