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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2008; 14(10): 1553-1558
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1553
Table 2 The clinicopathological data of nonobese (BMI < 25 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent a repeat hepatectomy
VariablesBMI < 25 kg/m2 (n = 44)BMI25 kg/m2 (n = 16)P value
Age67.0 ± 10.367.7 ± 7.60.809
Gender (male:female)32:127:9<0.05
Body mass index (kg/m2)21.9 ± 2.026.9 ± 1.3<0.01
Diabetes mellitus (%)24.4200.728
Positive HCV antibody (%)70.5800.463
Liver function data
AST (international units/L)39.7 ± 24.746.8 ± 31.00.367
Albumin (g/dL)4.0 ± 0.53.9 ± 0.40.427
Prothrombin time (%)87.7 ± 13.383.6 ± 17.70.352
Child-Pugh class (A:B)43:01:0014:020.136
Operative data
Procedures (Hr0/HrS:Hr1/Hr2)40:416:00.108
Operation time (min)188 ± 68243 ± 100<0.05
Blood loss (g)453 ± 3361044 ± 1120<0.01
Blood transfusion (%)6.8250.068
Postoperative complications (%)9.1250.128
Postoperative hospital death (%)000.999
Tumor factors
Tumor size (cm)2.0 ± 0.82.4 ± 1.30.197
Solitary tumor (%)72.381.30.491
Positive fc (%)42.953.30.485
Positive vp (%)42.953.30.307
Positive im (%)11.900.073
Well/Moderately/Poorly16/29/65/9/20.384
AFP (> 20 ng/mL) (%)46.5600.367