Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2018; 10(11): 849-855
Published online Nov 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i11.849
Table 1 Demographics and clinical parameters in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma grouped by race
Caucasian(n = 32428)
African-American(n = 9726)
Hispanic(n = 8988)
Other(n = 11462)
P value
n%n%n%n%
Age (yr)< 0.001
≤ 641769554.6698071.8535759.6660957.7
65-791098233.9228723.5288832.1376232.8
≥ 80375111.64584.77438.310909.5
Sex0.880
Male2384573.5717273.7657273.1831972.7
Female858326.5255426.3241626.9312227.3
Primary payer< 0.001
Medicare1576548.9347135.9364540.6452039.5
Medicaid415512.9270727.9220624.5257322.5
Private insurance949729.4223623.1202022.5314327.5
Other28448.8126713.1111812.4120210.5
Geographic region< 0.001
Northeast772623.8260326.8182920.4239520.9
Midwest590418.2178518.45365.9301626.3
South1308640.4445445.8312634.8210218.3
West571217.68839.1349738.9395034.5
Discharge year0.917
2010818025.2219422.6222324.7316227.6
2011811825.0245725.3238626.5298026.0
2012791024.4249025.6217024.1266023.2
2013822025.4258526.6221024.6266023.2
Hepatitis C505615.6249725.7151816.9173715.2< 0.001
Hepatitis B6101.95986.22362.6197517.2< 0.001
Alcohol556617.2127813.2202322.5115710.1< 0.001
NASH1080233.3343635.3360140.1414036.1< 0.001
Primary sclerosing cholangitis3261.0810.8350.41401.20.046
Primary biliary cirrhosis1310.400.0100.1340.3-
Autoimmune910.3250.3600.7≤ 100.10.007
Other1433644.2381839.3296733.0456639.9< 0.001
Liver decompensation features< .0010
Zero1838856.7569058.5447549.8682759.6
One896827.7275628.3284631.7309227.0
Two407412.6101010.4134014.9124210.8
Three or greater9983.12702.83283.63012.6
Metastasis0.007
None2732884.3784180.6749783.4956783.5
Single site394512.2145314.9109212.2151613.2
Two or more site11553.64334.53994.43793.3
Elixhauser comorbidity score< 0.001
< 31559348.1417743.0425547.3664257.9
≥ 31683551.9554957.1473352.7482142.1
Treatment options< 0.001
Transplant12543.91901.92522.83493.1
Resection430613.38238.57288.1164414.3
Ablation20316.34254.45175.88337.3
TACE24197.57547.88369.39398.2
Noninvasive treatment2241869.1753477.5665674.1769767.2
In hospital mortality29249.0112011.592810.3115110.10.017