Characteristics

Comparison between Micronesians and Non-Micronesian PI

Micronesian (n = 40)

Non-Micronesian PI (n = 142)

P-value

Mean tumor size (cm) (SD)

Tumor size < 5 cm (%)

Early stage I or II (%)

Tumor > 10 cm (%)

Ruptured HCC (%)

Childs Class A (%)

Vascular Invasion (%)

Met Milan Criteria (%)

BCLC (0 vs A, B, C, D) (%)

Cirrhosis (%)

Ascites (%)

Encephalopathy (%)

Mean MELD (SD)

6.63 (5.8)

25/39 (64.1)

30/40 (75)

10/39 (25.6)

0/40 (0)

24/40 (60)

6/40 (15)

22/40 (55)

0/40 (0)

33/40 (82.5)

7/40 (17.5)

5/40 (12.5)

12 (6.20)

6.96 (4.8)

61/135 (45.2)

93/142 (65.5)

28/135 (20.7)

8/142 (5.5)

79/137 (57.7)

15/142 (10.6)

54/142 (38.0)

3/139 (2.2)

93/137 (67.9)

29/112 (25.9)

16/141 (11.3)

12 (5.73)

0.81

0.046

0.34

0.52

0.20

0.85

0.41

0.07

>0.9999

0.08

0.82

0.78

0.87