Body mass index is associated with age-at-onset of HCV-infected hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Figure 1 Histogram showing age at onset of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-infected patients (n = 556). Median age, 67.8 years; range, 41-92 years.

Figure 2 Mean body mass index in each age group at onset of hepatocellular carcinoma (A: Men; B: Women). The bars show the mean body mass index (BMI) ± SD in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The dashed lines show the mean BMI for the general Japanese population in 2005 and 2006, which was surveyed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan.

Figure 3 Differences in age at onset of hepatocellular carcinoma stratified by body mass index according to sex (A: Men; B: Women). Statistical analysis was performed using the Tukey-Kramer method. NS: Not significant; BMI: Body mass index.

Figure 4 Differences in age at onset of hepatocellular carcinoma stratified by body mass index according to degree of alcohol consumption (A: Non-heavy drinkers < 60 g/d; B: Heavy drinkers ≥ 60 g/d). Statistical analysis was performed using the Tukey-Kramer method. NS: Not significant; BMI: Body mass index.