Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma by Egyptian physicians

Table 10 Relation between physicians’ age and hepatocellular carcinoma screening

	Age (yr)				P value
	< 45		≥ 45
	n	%	n	%
HCC surveillance					0.013
Yes	20	18	15	35
No	92	82	27	65
Screening of patients with HCV cirrhosis and SVR					0.661
Yes	94	4	34	81
No	18	16	8	19
Screening of patients with hemochromatosis					0.11
Yes	73	65	33	79
No	39	35	9	21
No. of incidental HCCs/month					0.087
0	34	30	7	17
1 or more	78	0	35	83
No. of HCCs/month					0.193
0	33	29	8	19
1 or more	79	71	0.000a	81

^aP < 0.05 considered statistically significant. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; SVR: Sustained virological response.