Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics according to the presence or absence of HCC in cirrhotic patients.
Cirrhosis without HCC n = 161 | Cirrhosis with HCC n = 130 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.00 (49.10–60.04) | 58.10 (51.67–62.80) | 0.001 |
Gender M (%) | 127 (78.9) | 110 (84.6) | 0.272 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.34 (23.52–28.43) | 26.67 (23.88—30.03) | 0.027 |
Diabetes, yes, n (%) | 41 (25.5) | 38 (29.2) | 0.473 |
Etiology of liver cirrhosis, n (%) | 0.033 | ||
HCV | 36 (22.4) | 39 (30.0) | |
HBV | 10 (6.2) | 9 (6.9) | |
Alcohol | 58 (36.0) | 31 (23.8) | |
Virus + alcohol | 24 (14.9) | 31 (23.8) | |
Post-NASH | 15 (9.3) | 14 (10.8) | |
Others (cholestatic, Wilson etc.) | 18 (11.2) | 6 (4.6) | |
Ascites, yes (%) | 97 (60.2) | 50 (38.5) | < 0.001 |
Furosemide, yes (%) | 105 (65.2) | 61 (46.9) | 0.003 |
Potassium-sparing diuretics, yes (%) | 117 (72.7) | 74 (56.9) | 0.007 |
Nonabsorbable disaccharides, yes (%) | 76 (47.2) | 51 (39.2) | 0.213 |
Levothyroxine, yes (%) | 8 (5.0) | 7 (5.4) | 0.873 |
Proton pump inhibitors, yes (%) | 92 (57.1) | 72 (55.4) | 0.856 |
MELD score | 15.00 (12.00–19.00) | 14.00 (11.00–17.00) | < 0.001 |
Serum Mg (mg/dl) | 1.90 (1.72–2.08) | 1.80 (1.62–1.90) | < 0.001 |
Hypomagnesemia, yes (%) | 24 (14.9) | 37 (28.5) | 0.007 |
Serum Ca (mg/dl) | 8.69 (± 0.61) | 8.74 (± 0.67) | 0.587 |
Mg in diet, mg* | 93.20 (75.06–119.97) | 93.03 (71.87–129.30) | 0.990 |
Ca in diet, mg* | 699.56 (± 258.49) | 699.68 (± 274.60) | 0.998 |
