| Data | Global | No HCC | HCC | p Value |
| No | 83 | 33 | 50 | |
| Sex (M/F) | 65/18 | 23/10 | 42/8 | 0.174 |
| Age, in years (SEM) | 60.1 (1.2) | 56.5 (2.0) | 62.5 (1.4) | 0.014 |
| Aetiology (No) | 0.204 | |||
| Alcohol | 42 | 16 | 26 | |
| Virus | 30 | 10 | 20 | |
| Other | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| Child’s class (No) | 0.053 | |||
| A | 35 | 9 | 26 | |
| B | 33 | 15 | 18 | |
| C | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Prothombin time, in % (SEM) | 68.4 (2.3) | 61.2 (3.3) | 73.3 (2.9) | 0.012 |
| Bilirubin, in μmol/l (SEM) | 49.9 (9.0) | 49.5 (8.8) | 50.1 (13.9) | 0.268 |
| Albumin, in g/l (SEM) | 33.4 (0.8) | 31.3 (1.0) | 34.8 (1.2) | 0.065 |
| Aspartate transaminase, in U/l (SEM) | 66.9 (4.9) | 60.6 (6.3) | 48.9 (7.0) | 0.364 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, in U/l (SEM) | 46.3 (3.8) | 35.6 (3.8) | 53.5 (5.5) | 0.029 |
HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.