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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2005; 11(47): 7512-7514
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7512
Table 1 Comparison of baseline profiles between elderly patients and younger patients with HCC
Age (yr)<70≥70P
n7849
Male/female56/2234/150.772
Age (yr)60.4±0.874.3±0.50.002
Platelet (mm3)10.3±0.713.9±0.90.002
PT (%)66.8±3.276.6±3.10.036
Albumin (g/dL)3.6±0.13.8±0.10.146
TBil (mg/dL)1.5±0.21.2±0.20.298
AST (U/L)86.4±6.066.3±7.90.044
ALT (U/L)79.6±7.153.0±6.10.010
AFP (ng/mL)1 651±8391 006±3900.562
HBV/HCV/NBNC11/69/52/42/30.629
Non-LC/LC35/4436/130.001
HCC: solitary/multi61/1739/100.868
HCC: size diameter (mm)36.0±4.028.6±3.00.184