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Table 3 Comparison of clinical and pathologic characters between two groups according to postoperative CONUT score in propensity score matched pairs

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 = 133

PoCONUT ≥ 3

 N = 133

P

Age (years)

51.71 ± 13.71

48.73 ± 12.33

0.058

Male/female

112/22

112/22

1.000

HBsAg (+/)

123/10

124/9

1.000

AFP > 400ng/ml

39 (29.3 %)

42 (31.6 %)

0.790

TBIL (µmol/L)

15.90 ± 6.87

15.32 ± 6.17

0.473

ALT (IU/L)

47.20 ± 36.02

45.03 ± 37.64

0.631

AST (IU/L)

40.86 ± 23.18

39.77 ± 29.05

0.735

PT (s)

12.43 ± 2.33

12.38 ± 1.22

0.823

CREA (µmol/L)

76.03 ± 14.85

75.07 ± 16.50

0.616

HGB (g/L)

142.37 ± 17.45

142.61 ± 17.35

0.910

PLT (*10^9/L)

101.99 ± 41.30

103.24 ± 38.99

0.800

WBC (*10^9/L)

4.86 ± 1.74

4.80 ± 1.61

0.773

Albumin (g/dL)

41.55 ± 6.10

41.98 ± 4.39

0.461

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

147.90 ± 28.77

145.90 ± 27.63

0.745

PreCONUT ≤ 2

51 (38.3 %)

50 (37.6 %)

1.000

Tumor size < 3 cm

72 (54.1 %)

63(47.4 %)

0.327

Solitary tumor

113 (85.0 %)

117 (88.0 %)

0.591

Blood loss (mL)

355.64 ± 317.88

358.12 ± 273.78

0.946

Transfusion (+/)

9/124

9/124

0.159

Operation type

major/minor

21/122

22/111

0.986

Operation duration (min)

226.46 ± 60.89

219.22 ± 65.56

0.389

Cirrhosis (+/)

119/14

119/14

1.000

MVI (+/)

27/106

27/106

1.000

Poor differentiation

58 (43.6 %)

48 (36.2 %)

0.260

Hospital stay (d)

11.05 ± 5.07

11.67 ± 4.78

0.875

  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