Table 1 Clinical characteristic of HCC patients (n = 121).

From: Cytokine levels contribute to the pathogenesis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma via STAT3 activation

n

Control

No MHE

MHE

CHE

60

46

48

27

Male/Female

39/21

31/15

34/14

17/10

Age (mean±SD years)

42.1 ± 17.6

55.5 ± 16.6

56.5 ± 16.3

65.9 ± 15.8

Ascites

N/A

6

21

20

Child-Pugh

    

 A

N/A

33

17

0

 B

N/A

9

20

16

 C

N/A

4

11

11

MELD

N/A

8 ± 4.2

11 ± 4.1

18 ± 3.6

PHES

−0.6 ± 3.4

−1.7 ± 2.2

−5.6 ± 3.5

−8.9 ± 5.8

  1. HE: hepatic encephalopathy, MHE: minimal hepatic encephalopathy, CHE: clinical hepatic encephalopathy; PHES: psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score.
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