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Table 1 Characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma patients, and controls

From: Serum microRNA 143 and microRNA 215 as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Clinicopathological features

No. of participants

Groups

P

Control (n = 127)

Hepatitis (n = 118)

HCC (n = 95)

Mean age (year,mean ± SD)

340

52.58 ± 6.98

53.12 ± 7.24

54.21 ± 6.95

0.634

Gender

Male

184

71

65

60

0.217

Female

156

56

53

35

Hypertension

No

120

42

42

36

0.129

Yes

220

85

75

59

Diabetes mellitus

No

302

112

105

85

0.863

Yes

38

15

13

10

Tobacco smoking

No

192

74

68

62

0.207

Yes

148

53

65

33

Alcohol consumption

No

238

89

82

77

0.326

Yes

102

38

36

22

Tumor size (cm)

≥5 cm

   

49

 

<5 cm

   

46

 

TNM staging

TNM-I

   

37

 

TNM-II

   

29

 

TNM-III

   

16

 

TNM-IV

   

13

 

LN metastasis

No

   

83

 

Yes

   

12

 

Distant metastasis

No

   

87

 

Yes

   

8

 
  1. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; LN: Lymph nodes.