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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 8140-8147
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8140
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8140
Table 2 Characteristics of the study population grouped by the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma n (%)
| Variable | No HCC | HCC | P value |
| n = 89 (67) | n = 44 (33) | ||
| Age (yr) | 48.4 ± 11.3 | 55.2 ± 8.6 | 0.00071 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 69 (78) | 37 (84) | 0.38 |
| Female | 20 (22) | 7 (16) | |
| Pretransplant HBsAg | |||
| Negative | 4 (5) | 2 (5) | 1.00 |
| Positive | 84 (95) | 42 (95) | |
| Pretransplant HBeAg | |||
| Negative | 69 (82) | 33 (79) | 0.63 |
| Positive | 15 (18) | 15 (21) | |
| Pretransplant HBV DNA | |||
| Negative | 57 (72) | 29 (67) | 0.59 |
| Positive | 22 (28) | 14 (33) | |
| MELD score | 22.2 ± 6.9 | 18.0 ± 8.2 | 0.0021 |
| Posttransplant HBsAg | |||
| Negative | 75 (86) | 39 (91) | 0.46 |
| Positive | 12 (14) | 4 (9) | |
| Posttransplant HBeAg | |||
| Negative | 81 (95) | 41 (98) | 0.53 |
| Positive | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | |
| HDV coinfection | |||
| Negative | 50 (68) | 20 (71) | 0.71 |
| Positive | 24 (32) | 8 (29) |
- Citation: Al-hamoudi W, Elsiesy H, Bendahmash A, Al-masri N, Ali S, Allam N, Al Sofayan M, Al Bahili H, Al Sebayel M, Broering D, Saab S, Abaalkhail F. Liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus: Decreasing indication and changing trends. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(26): 8140-8147
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i26/8140.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8140