Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2013; 19(16): 2466-2472
Published online Apr 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2466
Table 3 Liver cirrhosis classification, tumor staging, cause of mortality of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma stratified according to the stage of chronic kidney disease n (%)
VariableTotal (n = 440)Stage 1 and 2 (n = 132)Stage 3 (n = 263)Stages 4 and 5 (n = 45)P value
Liver cirrhosis classification(Child-Pugh score)0.002
No53 (12.0)27 (20.5)23 (8.7)3 (6.7)
Class A236 (53.6)67 (50.8)151 (57.4)18 (40.0)
Class B110 (25.0)30 (22.7)64 (24.3)16 (35.6)
Class C41 (9.3)8 (6.1)25 (9.5)8 (17.8)
Tumor stage0.001
Stage 1213 (48.4)60 (45.5)133 (50.6)20 (44.4)
Stage 2113 (25.7)27 (20.5)76 (28.9)10 (22.2)
Stage 384 (19.1)40 (30.3)36 (13.7)8 (17.8)
Stage 430 (6.8)5 (3.8)18 (6.8)7 (15.6)
Mortality162 (36.9)47 (35.6)94 (35.9)21 (46.7)
Cause of mortality0.050
Liver failure27 (6.1)10 (7.6)16 (6.1)1 (2.2)
Tumor death35 (8.0)8 (6.1)22 (8.4)5 (11.1)
Gastrointestinal bleeding27 (6.1)11 (8.3)16 (6.1)0 (0)
Sepsis69 (15.7)18 (13.6)36 (13.7)15 (33.3)
Others5 (1.1)1 (0.8)4 (1.5)0 (0)