| Group (1) | Group (2) | Chi square*/ t test ** MWT^ | p value | ||||||
Sex | Male | 39 (70.9%) | 33 (73.3%) | 0.072* | <0.788 (NS) | |||||
Female | 16 (29.1%) | 12 (26.7%) |
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Age | Mean ± SD | 53.6 ± 7.12 | 54.2 ± 6.96 | 0.424** | 0.673 (NS) | |||||
Aetiology | HBV | 7 (12.7%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0.053* | 0.974 (NS) | |||||
HCV | 46 (83.6%) | 37 (82.2%) |
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NBNC | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (4.4%) |
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Albumin | Mean ± SD | 3.75 ± 0.66 | 3.99 ± 0.55 | 2.150** | 0.059 (NS) | |||||
T. bilirubin | Mean ± SD | 1.06 ± 0.42 | 0.92 ± 0.42 | 1.693** | 0.094 (NS) | |||||
PC | Mean ± SD | 80.5 ± 11.3 | 80.2 ± 11.2 | 0.164** | 0.870 (NS) | |||||
Child-Pugh | A | 26 (47.3%) | 27 (60%) | 3.962* | 0.205 (NS) | |||||
B | 29 (52.7%) | 18 (40%) |
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AFP | Mean ± SD | 37.2 ± 39.6 | 305 ± 203 | 39.5^ | <0.001 (HS) | |||||
Median | 28 | 234 |
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Range | 5 - 220 | 44 - 970 |
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HGF level | Mean ± SD | 3194 ± 982 | 5134 ± 986 | 9.806* | <0.001 (HS) | |||||
Size | Mean ± SD | 8.59 ± 4.55 | 10.34 ± 4.75 | 1.870** | 0.064 (NS) | |||||
Multi-nodularity | 6 (10.9%) | 43 (95.6%) | 70.962* | <0.001 (HS) | ||||||