Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2011; 3(1): 24-30
Published online Jan 27, 2011. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i1.24
Table 1 Distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma cases and control according to studied risk factors
Risk factorHCC cases (n = 164)Controls (n = 250)Odds ratio
NIDD18.00% (n = 139)2.70% (n = 225)8.0 (3.1 - 20.0)
HBV status
HBsAg +/anti-HBc +17.90%4.00%7.2 (3.2 - 16.1)
Anti-HBc + alone15.40%11.50%2.1 (1.1 - 4.0)
Anti-HBc +/anti-HBs +23.50%14.60%2.5 (1.5 - 4.4)
Anti-HCV
Anti-HCV +60.00%4.40%32.0 (15.8 - 65.0)
Table 2 Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma related to hepatitis B virus and/or hepatitis C virus infections and non-insulin-dependent diabetes
Risk factorAdjusted odds ratio95% IC
NIDD5.91.7 - 19.7
HBsAg +/anti-HBc +10.63.9 - 28.8
Anti-HCV +33.314.1 - 78.8
B/C co-infection84.74.3 - 366.9
Table 3 Prevalence of viral markers and non-insulin-dependent diabetes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with cirrhosis
Presence of cirrhosis (n = 108)Absence of cirrhosis (n = 25)P
Anti-HCV positive5150.01
HbsAg positive1220.48
HBV and HCV610.60
Presence of NIDD
NIDD alone200.81
HCV and NIDD1610.12
HBV and NIDD210.46
HBV, HCV and NIDD110.34
Negative for HBV, HCV and NIDD1914< 10-3