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Table 1 Univariate analysis of tumor characteristics and alcohol consumption in the 52 HCC patients

From: Activation of the NF-κB pathway as a mechanism of alcohol enhanced progression and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

 

Never

Alcohol consumption n (%)

Ever

χ 2

P value

Sex

Male

21(46.7)

24(53.3)

4.953

0.026a

Female

7(100)

0(0)

  

Age(yr)

≤50

19(59.4)

13(40.6)

1.023

0.312

>50

9(45)

11(55)

  

HBV infection

Negative

4(45.4)

5(55.6)

0.065

0.799

Positive

24(55.8)

19(44.2)

  

Cirrhosis

Negative

7(53.8)

6(46.2)

0.000

1.000

Positive

21(53.8)

18(46.2)

  

Child grade

A

26(54.2)

22(45.8)

__

0.505*

B

1(33.3)

2(66.7)

  

C

1(100)

0(0)

  

Tumor size(cm)

≤5

15(51.7)

14(48.3)

0.119

0.730

>5

13(56.5)

10(43.5)

  

Number of tumors

1

27(55.1)

22(44.9)

0.119

0.730

≥2

1(33.3)

2(66.7)

  
  1. a P < 0.05; *exact P.