Variable

Control group

N = 10

Cirrhosis group

N = 20

HCC group

N = 50

P value

Age (Years)

50.40 ± 11.6

49.70 ± 6.8

52.15 ± 7.9

0.162

Gender

Males

4 (40%)

6 (30%)

35 (70%)

0.002*

Females

6 (60%)

14 (70%)

15 (30%)

HGB (gm/dL)

12.94 ± 1.81

11.52 ± 2.4

12.37 ± 2.4

0.119

PLTs (10³/mm³)

258.5 (176 - 324)

74.5 (22 - 136)

134 (80 - 312)

<0.001*

WBCs (10³/mm³)

6.05 (4.6 - 10.3)

6.26 (2.6 - 18.6)

6.2 (2.6 - 10.3)

0.331

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.86 (0.51 - 1.1)

1.38 (0.35 - 2.7)

0.85 (0.45 - 1.4)

<0.001*

INR

1.06 ± 0.11

1.78 ± 0.36

1.23 ± 0.20

<0.001*

Albumin (gm/dL)

4.46 ± 0.27

2.79 ± 0.63

3.51 ± 0.69

<0.001*

Total bilirubin

(mg/dL)

0.73 (0.50 - 1.1)

4.39 (0.30 - 20.6)

1.09 (0.39 - 2.11)

<0.001*

Direct bilirubin

(mg/dL)

0.21 (0.19 - 0.38)

1.8 (0.12 - 12)

0.56 (0.15 - .9)

<0.001*

ALT (U/L)

33 (19 - 40)

43.5 (10 - 70)

46.5 (16 - 210)

0.010*

AST (U/L)

34 (22 - 40)

57.5 (10 - 97)

57 (28 - 320)

0.001*