Glycated hemoglobin and antidiabetic strategies as risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 2 Characteristics of patients in the HCC, LC and control groups n (%)

	HCC n = 465	LC n = 618	Controls n = 490	P
Sex, male	364 (78.3)	450 (72.8)	385 (78.6)	0.1706
Alcohol abuse	233 (51.2)	312 (50.6)	23 (4.7)	< 0.0001
DM2	145 (31.2)	144 (23.2)	62 (12.6)	< 0.0001
ALT ≥ 53 IU/L	113 (24.3)	150 (24.3)	N/A	0.9911
HBV positive	39 (8.4)	39 (6.3)	N/A	0.1908
HCV positive	268 (57.6)	285 (46.1)	N/A	0.0002

P-value of χ² test. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; LC: Liver cirrhosis; N/A: Not available.