Patients with non-viral liver disease have a greater tumor burden and less curative treatment options when diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 3 Severity of liver disease and cirrhosis at hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis

	HBV (%)	HCV (%)	Non-viral (%)	P value
Child-Pugh score
A	58.6	53.9	41.9	< 0.001
B	13.7	29.0	28.3	< 0.001
C	4.9	14.4	17.1	< 0.001
Non-cirrhotic	22.8	2.6	12.8	< 0.001
Median MELD score	6.4	8.2	8.8	< 0.001
Cirrhosis	77.8	97.4	87.2	< 0.001

HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; MELD: Model for end stage liver disease.