Table 3 Baseline characteristics.

From: Outcome of TACE treatment in HIV infected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

HIV(+) TACE (−)

(n = 21)

HIV (−) TACE (+)

(n = 42)

P value

HIV(−)TACE(−)

(n = 42)

P value

Age (mean ± SD, years)

50.24 ± 12.10

48.38 ± 12.25

0.570

50.25 ± 12.20

0.997

Male (%)

16(76.2%)

31(73.8%)

0.838

35(83.3%)

0.734

BMI ( mean ± SD, kg/m2)

22.30 ± 2.17

22.33 ± 2.18

0.103

22.06 ± 1.50

0.618

HBsAg ( ±)

15(71.4%)

33(78.6%)

0.530

32(76.2%)

0.682

Child–Pugh score (mean ± SD)

5.52 ± 0.60

5.64 ± 0.76

0.534

5.45 ± 0.71

0.693

TB (mean ± SD, μmol/L)

16.60 ± 7.95

16.75 ± 8.12

0.946

18.29 ± 7.69

0.420

HB (mean ± SD, g/dl)

126.81 ± 28.00

124.88 ± 21.79

0.765

129.24 ± 22.19

0.709

WBC (mean ± SD ,109/L)

6.42 ± 0.95

6.01 ± 2.40

0.335

6.54 ± 1.68

0.723

CRE (mean ± SD, μmol/L)

65.73 ± 25.54

63.62 ± 11.96

0.722

68.98 ± 15.30

0.531

ALT (mean ± SD, u/L)

44.52 ± 28.86

39.52 ± 27.24

0.503

45.88 ± 49.62

0.908

AST mean ± SD, u/L)

63.05 ± 49.00

62.71 ± 101.82

0.989

69.29 ± 73.83

0.728

Plt (mean ± SD, 109/L)

106.19 ± 51.80

109.76 ± 57.07

0.810

106.40 ± 51.20

0.988

PT (mean ± SD, s)

13.74 ± 1.11

13.32 ± 3.34

0.577

13.37 ± 1.44

0.310

Alb (mean ± SD, g/L)

37.96 ± 4.31

37.01 ± 6.28

0.537

38.56 ± 4.83

0.632

Serum AFP > 400 ng/mL (%)

4(19.0%)

8(19.0%)

0.734

13(31.0%)

0.316

Number of tumor ≥ 2 (%)

17(81.0%)

33(78.6%)

0.912

33(78.6%)

0.912

Tumor size (mean ± SD , cm)

4.43 ± 0.73

4.42 ± 2.2

0.980

4.83 ± 2.33

0.319

  1. BMI body mass index, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, TB total bilirubin, AFP Alpha-fetoprotein, PT prothrombin time, WBC white blood cell, Cre creatinine, HB hemoglobin, Plt platelet, Alb albumin.