Table 1 Patient characteristics and ME status
Patients | ME positive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No (%) | % | P value |
Age (y) | NS | ||
≤60 | 39 (51.3) | 87.2 | |
>60 | 37 (48.7) | 73.0 | |
Sex | NS | ||
Male | 60 (78.9) | 78.3 | |
Female | 16 (21.1) | 87.5 | |
Status of Hepatitis | |||
HBsAg positive | 62 (81.6) | 85.5 | NS |
HCVAb positive | 3 (3.9) | 33.3 | |
Others | 11 (14.5) | 63.6 | |
AFP level (ng/ml) | <0.01 | ||
Normal | 43 (56.6) | 69.8 | |
Elevated | 33 (43.4) | 93.9 | |
Tumor size (cm) | NS | ||
≤5 | 41 (53.9) | 78.0 | |
>5 | 35 (46.1) | 82.9 | |
TNM stage | NS | ||
I | 42 (55.3) | 83.3 | |
II | 34 (44.7) | 76.5 | |
Platelets (G/L) | NS | ||
<100 | 11 (14.5) | 81.8 | |
≥100 | 65 (85.5) | 80.0 | |
AST level (U/L) | NS | ||
≤40 | 54 (71.1) | 85.2 | |
>40 | 22 (28.9) | 68.2 | |
ALT level (U/L) | NS | ||
≤40 | 49 (71.1) | 81.6 | |
>40 | 27 (28.9) | 77.8 | |
GGT level (U/L) | NS | ||
≤55 | 43 (56.6) | 81.4 | |
>55 | 33 (43.4) | 78.8 | |
Albumin level(g/L) | NS | ||
≤35 | 8 (10.5) | 75.0 | |
>35 | 68 (89.5) | 80.9 | |
BIL (μmol/L) | NS | ||
≤17.1 | 59 (77.6) | 78.0 | |
>17.1 | 17 (22.4) | 88.2 | |
PT(s) | NS | ||
≤13.3 | 55 (72.4) | 83.6 | |
>13.3 | 21 (27.6) | 71.4 | |
Tumor grade | <0.01 | ||
1 | 6 (7.9) | 16.7 | |
2 | 43 (56.6) | 79.1 | |
3 | 27 (35.5) | 96.3 | |
All patients | 76 (100) | 80.3 | -- |