Efficacy of microwave ablation vs laparoscopic hepatectomy for primary small liver cancer: A comparative study

Table 1 Comparison of basic information between the two groups of patients

Group	LH group (n = 61)	MWA group (n = 62)	t/χ2	P value
Age (years)	65.27 ± 16.08	66.18 ± 16.24	0.312	0.755
Gender (M/F)	34/27	33/29	0.078	0.780
Tumour diameter (cm)	4.53 ± 1.46	4.48 ± 1.43	0.192	0.848
Liver function Child-Pugh classification (A/B)	42/19	44/18	0.065	0.798
Number of tumours (single/multiple)	47/14	46/16	0.136	0.712
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.16 ± 4.75	23.23 ± 4.84	0.081	0.936
Education status (junior high school and below/high school and above)	39/22	37/25	0.236	0.627

LH: Laparoscopic hepatectomy; MWA: Microwave ablation.