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Table 3 Major clinical characteristics of the 82 HCC patients

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

Covariate

 

All cases (n = 82)

Sex

Male, n (%)

67(81.7)

Female

15(18.3)

Age (yr)

Mean ± SD

50.9 ± 13.1

Alcohol history

Never, n (%)

40(48.8)

Ever

42(51.2)

HBV infection

Negative, n (%)

11(13.4)

Positive

71(86.6)

Maximal tumor size(cm)

Mean ± SD

6.33 ± 4.03

Tumor grade

Well differentiated, n (%)

18(22.0)

Moderately differentiated

51(62.2)

Poorly differentiated

13(15.9)

TNM stage

I-II, n (%)

50(61.0)

III-IV

32(39.0)

Vessel invasiveness

Negative, n (%)

64(78.0)

Positive

18(22.0)

Child grade

A, n (%)

64(78.0)

B

14(17.1)

C

4(4.9)

Cirrhosis

Negative, n (%)

21(25.6)

Positive

61(74.4)