Table 1 Demographic data of HCC patients with and without EGV.

From: The impact of esophagogastric varices on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Parameter

All patients (n = 990)

EGV group (n = 480)

Non-EGV group (n = 510)

P

Patient Demographics

Age (years)

67.0; 58.0–79.0

65.0; 57.0–76.0

70.0; 60.0–81.0

0.001

Sex (male) (%)

756 (76.4%)

366 (76.3%)

390 (76.5%)

0.995

HBsAg positive/negative (%)

536/452 (54.3%/45.7%)

252/228 (52.5%/47.5%)

284/224 (55.9%/44.1%)

0.312

Anti-HCV positive/negative (%)

305/684 (30.8%/69.2%)

161/319 (33.5%/66.5%)

144/365 (28.3%/71.7%)

0.086

MELD score

8.93;7.50–11.58

10.21;8.28–13.67

7.98;7.08–9.88

<0.001

Serum biochemistry tests

Albumin (g/dL)

3.50; 3.10–4.00

3.30; 2.90–3.70

3.70; 3.30–4.10

<0.001

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.93; 0.61–1.58

1.25; 0.80–2.17

0.70; 0.50–1.07

<0.001

ALT (U/L)

47.0; 30.8–76.0

49.0; 33.0–83.0

45.0; 28.0–71.0

0.015

AST (U/L)

64.0; 38.0–106.0

74.0; 45.3–125.8

55.5; 35.0–89.0

<0.001

Alk-P (U/L)

111.0; 81.0–161.0

122.0; 94.0–181.0

101.0; 75.0–145.3

<0.001

Cholesterol (U/L)

154.0; 127.0–180.3

149.5; 122.8–175.8

159.0; 132.3–182.8

0.252

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.91; 0.74–1.13

0.89; 0.71–1.13

0.93; 0.79–1.13

0.577

Glucose (mg/dL)

100.0; 85.0–129.0

105.5; 84.0–137.0

97.0; 85.0–122.0

0.049

PT INR

1.10; 1.04–1.21

1.17; 1.09–1.28

1.06; 1.00–1.13

<0.001

Platelet (/mm3)

128000; 88000–191000

106000; 71000–138000

166000; 111750–226250

<0.001

Ascites (yes) (%)

307 (31.0%)

232 (48.3%)

75 (14.7%)

<0.001

Hepatic encephalopathy (yes/no)

21/776 (2.6%/97.4%)

17/375 (4.3%/95.7%)

4/401 (1.0%/99.0%)

0.006

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.2; 10.4–13.6

11.8; 10.0–13.2

12.5; 10.8–14.0

<0.001

Child-Pugh grade (A/B/C) (%)

661/267/62 (66.8%/26.9%/6.3%)

238/191/51 (49.6%/39.8%/10.6%)

423/76/11 (82.9%/14.9%/2.2%)

<0.001

Tumor factors

Tumor size (cm)

5.20; 2.60–9.60

4.60; 2.50–9.18

5.95; 2.90–9.93

0.009

Single tumor (%)

543 (54.8%)

247 (51.5%)

296 (58.0%)

0.044

Vascular invasion (yes) (%)

276 (27.9%)

161 (33.5%)

115 (22.5%)

<0.001

AFP (ng/ml)

59.60; 10.10–1056.50

89.20; 13.50–1490.00

40.15; 7.78–741.95

0.864

Tumor staging and treatment modality

BCLC stage (0/A/B/C/D)

65/277/274/295/79 (6.6%/28.0%/27.7%/29.8%/8.0%)

33/126/100/160/61 (6.9%/26.3%/20.8%/ 33.3%/12.7%)

32/151/174/135/18 (6.3%/29.6%/34.1% /26.5%/3.5%)

<0.001

Treatment modality (Resection surgery/RFA/TACE/others$)

179/195/287/329 (18.1%/19.7%/29.0%/33.2%)

31/103/134/212 (6.5%/21.5%/27.8%/44.2%)

148/92/153/117 (29.0%/18.0%/30.0%/23.0%)

<0.001

Treatment modality (curative/non-curative)

386/604 (39.0%/61.0%)

143/337 (29.8%/70.2%)

243/267 (47.6%/52.4%)

<0.001

  1. $Others: best supportive therapy: 196, chemotherapy: 7, sorafenib: 79, radiotherapy: 34, chemo-radiotherapy combination: 1, liver transplantation: 12.
  2. The continuous variables are expressed as median; IQR.
  3. Abbreviations: EGV; esophagogastric varices; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV: hepatitis C virus; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Alk-P: alkaline phosphate; PT INR: prothrombin time international normalized ratio; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; BCLC: the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; TACE: transarterial chemoembolization.