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Table 2 Comparison of clinical and pathologic characters between two groups according to postoperative CONUT score in the whole study population

From: Postoperative controlling nutritional status score is an independent risk factor of survival for patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study

Variables

PoCONUT ≤ 2

 N = 382

PoCONUT ≥ 3

 N = 165

P

Age (years)

50.41 ± 12.62

49.16 ± 12.74

0.293

Male/female

330/52

134/31

0.153

HBsAg (+/)

338/44

156/9

0.028

AFP > 400ng/ml

115 (30.1 %)

48 (29.1 %)

0.839

TBIL (µmol/L)

14.88 ± 6.13

16.53 ± 7.20

0.007

ALT (IU/L)

46.56 ± 37.08

44.79 ± 37.95

0.610

AST (IU/L)

39.26 ± 29.78

41.01 ± 29.70

0.530

PT (s)

12.09 ± 1.61

12.45 ± 1.20

0.011

CREA (µmol/L)

75.98 ± 14.94

76.61 ± 28.35

0.788

HGB (g/L)

145.81 ± 16.18

140.48 ± 18.59

0.001

PLT (*10^9/L)

126.43 ± 54.57

97.22 ± 38.91

< 0.001

WBC (*10^9/L)

5.57 ± 1.85

4.60 ± 1.64

< 0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

42.30 ± 4.68

41.92 ± 4.76

0.395

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

163.59 ± 31.29

144.76 ± 27.34

< 0.001

PreCONUT ≤ 2

290 (75.9 %)

52(31.5 %)

< 0.001

Tumor size < 3 cm

207 (54.2 %)

74 (44.8 %)

0.050

Solitary tumor

341 (89.3 %)

145 (87.9 %)

0.658

Blood loss (mL)

337.70 ± 355.41

365.03 ± 270.57

0.377

Transfusion (+/)

18/364

13/152

0.159

Operation duration (min)

237.16 ± 57.80

220.10 ± 62.72

0.162

Operation type

major/minor

65/317

29/136

0.902

Cirrhosis (+/)

307/75

151/14

0.001

MVI (+/)

61/321

32/133

0.324

Poor differentiation

140 (36.7 %)

64 (38.8 %)

0.632

Hospital stay (d)

10.93 ± 5.12

11.71 ± 4.46

0.673

  1. Data are displayed as mean ± standard deviation, or number of patients (percentage)
  2. CONUT controlling nutritional status, PreCONUT preoperative CONUT, PoCONUT postoperative CONUT, HBsAg hepatitis B viral surface antigen, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, TBIL total bilirubin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, PT prothrombin time, CREA creatinine, HGB hemoglobin, PLT platelet count, WBC white blood cell count, MVI microvascular invasion