Latent hepatitis B is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma cases

	HCV Ab(+), HCV RNA(+) (n = 108)	HCV Ab(+) (n = 77)	P value
Age (yr), mean ± SD	60.88 ± 8.6	59.42 ± 7.4	0.88
Males	73.10%	67.53%	0.32
African American	75.90%	72.70%	0.22
	n = 70	n = 52	0.20
BMI (kg/m2)	29.56 ± 6.11	27.88 ± 5.2
HIV coinfection	10.20%	7.60%	0.16
Heavy alcohol use	37.03%	48.05%	0.04

HCV Ab: Hepatitis C virus antibody; HCV DNA: Hepatitis C DNA; BMI: Body mass index; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.