Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching.

From: Comparison of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence after long-term treatment with besifovir vs. tenofovir AF

 

Before PSM

After PSM

Total

BSV

TAF

P

SMD

Total

BSV

TAF

P

SMD

(n = 41,587)

(n = 2,358)

(n = 39,499)

(n = 8,956)

(n = 2,239)

(n = 6,717)

Age (years)

51.1 ± 12.2

50.7 ± 11.0

51.1 ± 12.2

0.078

− 0.034

51.0 ± 12.0

50.7 ± 11.0

51.1 ± 12.3

0.167

− 0.032

Male

24,241 (57.9)

1,407 (59.7)

22,834 (57.8)

0.076

0.038

5,221 (58.3)

1,335 (59.6)

3,886 (57.9)

0.141

0.036

Duration of antiviral medication (days)

852.3 ± 508.5

863.1 ± 480.8

851.6 ± 510.1

0.263

0.023

833.4 ± 475.7

831.8 ± 473.3

833.9 ± 476.6

0.860

− 0.004

CCI score

2.4 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.9

0.067

0.040

2.4 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 0.9

0.058

0.048

Presence of cirrhosis

8,759 (20.9)

476 (20.2)

8,283 (21.0)

0.364

 

1,838 (20.5)

457 (20.4)

1,381 (20.6)

0.880

 

Presence of decompensation

3,289 (7.9)

176 (7.5)

3,113 (7.9)

0.464

 

663 (7.4)

170 (7.6)

493 (7.3)

0.692

 

Median follow-up duration (year)

2.4 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 1.1

2.4 ± 1.2

< 0.001

 

2.3 ± 1.1

2.4 ± 1.0

2.3 ± 1.1

0.033

 
  1. Data was presented with mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables, and numbers (percent) for categorical variables.
  2. PSM propensity score matching, TDF tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, TAF tenofovir alafenamide, SMD standardized mean difference, CCI Charlson comorbidity index.