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 |