Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2021; 13(11): 1743-1752
Published online Nov 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i11.1743
Table 2 Clinical presentation in both groups

Group I
Group II
P value

HCC with previous DAAs (n = 151)
HCC without previous DAAS (n = 346)

Hypertension56 (37.1)135 (39.0)0.68
DM56 (37.1)113 (32.7)0.33
Smoking73 (48.3)121 (35.0)0.005a
Surgical operations32 (21.2)101 (29.2)0.06
Blood transfusion23 (15.2)87 (25.1)0.01a
Jaundice60 (39.7)154 (44.5)0.32
Ascites90 (59.6)197 (56.9)0.58
LL edema48 (31.8)143 (41.3)0.07
Hepatic encephalopathy14 (9.3)61 (17.6)0.01a