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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2015; 21(4): 1189-1196
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1189
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1189
Table 1 Comparison between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease cirrhotics and cryptogenic cirrhosis in terms of demographics and hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors
NAFLD cirrhotics (n = 31) | Cryptogenic cirrhotics (n = 15) | P value | |
Median age (yr) | 65 | 65 | 0.680 |
Median BMI (kg/m2) | 31.35 | 28 | 0.407 |
Overweight/obesity | 72% | 73% | 0.919 |
Diabetes | 72% | 40% | 0.058 |
Hyperlipidaemia | 29% | 33% | 0.952 |
Hypertension | 48% | 13% | 0.025 |
Number of risk factors (n) | 0.310 | ||
0 | 2 | 1 | |
1 | 6 | 6 | |
2 | 10 | 6 | |
3 | 9 | 2 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | |
Child-Pugh Score | 0.880 | ||
A | 12 | 6 | |
B | 10 | 4 | |
C | 8 | 5 |
- Citation: Leung C, Yeoh SW, Patrick D, Ket S, Marion K, Gow P, Angus PW. Characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(4): 1189-1196
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i4/1189.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1189