Diagnostic value of serum vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-17 in primary hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between the control group and the study group

Data		Control group (n = 50)	Study group (n = 50)	t/χ2 value	P value
Gender, n (%)	Male	32 (64.0)	35 (70.0)	0.407	0.523
	Female	18 (36.0)	15 (30.0)
Age (year)		48.22 ± 4.23	47.48 ± 3.73	0.940	0.349
Height (m)		1.68 ± 0.16	1.67 ± 0.15	0.322	0.748
Education level, n (%)	Elementary school and below	2 (4.0)	4 (8.0)	1.940	0.585
	Junior high school	11 (22.0)	10 (20.0)
	High School	20 (40.0)	24 (48.0)
	College and above	17 (34.0)	12 (24.0)
Marital status, n (%)	Unmarried	3 (6.0)	6 (12.0)	1.673	0.643
	Married	38 (76.0)	36 (72.0)
	Divorced	8 (16.0)	6 (12.0)
	Widowed	1 (2.0)	2 (4.0)
Place of residence, n (%)	City	28 (56.0)	31 (62.0)	0.372	0.542
	Village or town	22 (44.0)	19 (38.0)