Table 2 Patient characteristics (n = 1582).

From: Machine-learning Approach for the Development of a Novel Predictive Model for the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Parameters

HCC patients (n = 539)

non-HCC patients (n = 1043)

P value

Sex, n (%)

  

<0.001

   Female

167 (31.0)

483 (46.3)

 

   Male

372 (69.0)

560 (53.7)

 

Age (years)

68 (63–74)

57 (48–66)

<0.001

HCV antibody

  

<0.001

   Positive

382 (71.0)

630 (60.4)

 

   Negative

157 (29.0)

413 (39.6)

 

HBs antigen

  

<0.001

   Positive

78 (14.5)

254 (24.4)

 

   Negative

461 (85.5)

789 (75.6)

 

AFP (ng/mL)

21 (7.8–91)

5.0 (3.0–10)

<0.001

AFP-L3 (%)

0.5 (0.0–92)

0.0 (0.0–0.5)

<0.001

DCP (mAU/mL)

24 (16–74)

16 (12–20)

<0.001

AST (U/L)

53 (38–77)

47 (29–77)

<0.001

ALT (U/L)

47 (29–74)

56 (30–95)

<0.001

Platelet Count (×104/μL)

11.0 (7.9-15.7)

16.8 (12.0-22.1)

<0.001

GGT (IU/L)

55 (36–97)

49 (25–94)

<0.001

ALP (IU/L)

251 (193–323)

195 (155–250)

<0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

3.6 (3.2–4.0)

4.1 (3.8–4.3)

<0.001

TB (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

<0.001

Height (cm)

161 (154–167)

162 (155–168)

0.11

Body weight (kg)

60.7 (53.0–68.0)

60.0 (52.0–68.0)

0.34

  1. *Data were expressed as the median values (1st–3rd quartiles).