Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4467-4475
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4467
Table 1 Demographic, clinical, laboratory, metabolic and instrumental features of 224 hepatocellular carcinoma patients n (%)
VariableHCC patients (n = 224)1
Mean age (yr)54.6 ± 10.7
Male sex190 (84.8)
Liver cirrhosis122 (54.5)
Diabetes mellitus27 (12.1)
Overweight or obesitya95 (58.6)
Hypertension59 (26.3)
Body weight (kg)68.8 ± 11.0
Body heighta (cm)169.4 ± 6.4
Mean body mass indexa (kg/m2)23.9 ± 3.4
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)128 ± 16
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)79 ± 9
Mean artery pressure (mmHg)95 ± 10
Past history of HBV infection173 (77.2)
Smoking99 (44.2)
Alcohol intake69 (30.8)
Positive for HBeAgb52 (26.1)
HBV-DNAc, Log105.32 ± 1.40
AFPd, > 400 ng/mL110 (50.9)
Child-Pugh Score26 (5-8)
Blood Glucose (mmol/L)5.88 ± 2.22
Total Bilirubin2 (mg/L)13 (8-23)
Albumin level (g/L)36.6 ± 6.3
International normalized ratio1.22 ± 0.24
Alanine aminotransferase2 (U/L)53 (34-83)
γ-glutamyl transferase2 (U/L)113 (58-254)
Platelet count2 (× 109/L)125 (81-183)
Triglyceridese (mmol/L)1.02 ± 0.52
Total cholesterole (mmol/L)4.27 ± 1.33
HDL cholesterolf (mmol/L)0.93 ± 0.44
LDL cholesterolf (mmol/L)2.44 ± 1.06
Creatinine2 (mg/dL)0.9 (0.8-1.0)
Blood urea nitrogen2 (mmol/L)4.98 (3.92-6.28)