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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3059-3063
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3059
Table 1 Demographic data in HCC and control patients n (%)
HCC patientsControl patientsχ2P value
(n = 170)(n = 276)
Age at recruitment (yr)8.347P > 0.05
20-296 (3.5)15 (5.4)
30-3952 (30.6)88 (31.9)
40-4972 (42.4)87 (31.5)
50-5935 (20.6)68 (24.6)
≥ 605 (2.9)18 (6.5)
Smoking0.131P > 0.05
Yes88 (51.8)138 (50.0)
No82 (48.2)138 (50.0)
Alcohol use0.989P > 0.05
Yes103 (60.6)154 (55.8)
No67 (39.4)122 (44.2)
Family history12.209P < 0.01
Yes85 (50.0)92 (33.3)
No85 (50.0)184 (66.7)